BILL NUMBER: SB 1355AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN SENATE APRIL 24, 2012 AMENDED IN SENATE MARCH 29, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Senator Runner FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Section 12813.5 to the Vehicle Code, relating toveteransvehicles . LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1355, as amended, Runner.Veterans: driver's license: designation.Vehicles: driver's licenses: veterans. Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue driver's licenses to qualified individuals containing specified information. This bill would require the department to include the designation "VETERAN" on a driver's license issued to a veteran who requests the designation and provides proof of his or her military service and honorable discharge. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 12813.5 is added to the Vehicle Code, to read: 12813.5. (a) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" on a driver's license issued to a veteran in an available space on the face of the driver's license if both of the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The veteran requests the designation. (2) The veteran provides proof, as determined by the department, of his or her military service and honorable discharge.(b) For the purposes of this section, "veteran" means a person who has served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States, or the California National Guard as established pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 210) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Military and Veterans Code.(b) As used in this section, "veteran" has the same meaning as that term is defined in Section 980 of the Military and Veterans Code.