CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 837Introduced by Senator UmbergJanuary 06, 2022 An act to amend Section 12811 of, and to repeal Section 14901.1 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 837, as introduced, Umberg. Drivers licenses: veteran designation.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a drivers license or identification card to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs, or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions.This bill would repeal the requirement that an applicant pay the above-described fee.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 2. Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code is repealed.14901.1.(a)In addition to the fees required by Section 14900, 14900.1, or 14902, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department shall charge a one-time fee of five dollars ($5) to any person who requests, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811, that the persons drivers license or identification card be printed with the word VETERAN to indicate that the person has served in the United States Armed Forces. The department may increase the fee by regulation, in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15), to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs in processing and issuing a request for a license or card issued pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.(b)(1)A fee shall not be charged for a request made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811 by either of the following persons:(A)A person who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card at a reduced fee pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14902.(B)A person who can verify their status as a homeless person and who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card for no fee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14902.(2)A person making a request under paragraph (1) shall have their status as a veteran verified by a county veteran service officer pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 837Introduced by Senator UmbergJanuary 06, 2022 An act to amend Section 12811 of, and to repeal Section 14901.1 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 837, as introduced, Umberg. Drivers licenses: veteran designation.Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a drivers license or identification card to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs, or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions.This bill would repeal the requirement that an applicant pay the above-described fee.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 837
Introduced by Senator UmbergJanuary 06, 2022
Introduced by Senator Umberg
January 06, 2022
An act to amend Section 12811 of, and to repeal Section 14901.1 of, the Vehicle Code, relating to drivers licenses.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 837, as introduced, Umberg. Drivers licenses: veteran designation.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a drivers license or identification card to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs, or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions.This bill would repeal the requirement that an applicant pay the above-described fee.
Existing law requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a drivers license to an applicant when the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license. Existing law allows an in-person applicant for a drivers license or identification card to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card, subject to certain requirements, including, among others, verification of veteran status, as specified, and payment of a $5 fee, which the department is authorized to increase by regulation, in an amount not to exceed $15, as specified. Existing law prohibits a fee from being charged for that request if made by a person who has been determined to have a current income level that meets the eligibility requirements for specified assistance programs, or a person who can verify their status as a homeless person, in accordance with specified provisions.
This bill would repeal the requirement that an applicant pay the above-described fee.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.SEC. 2. Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code is repealed.14901.1.(a)In addition to the fees required by Section 14900, 14900.1, or 14902, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department shall charge a one-time fee of five dollars ($5) to any person who requests, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811, that the persons drivers license or identification card be printed with the word VETERAN to indicate that the person has served in the United States Armed Forces. The department may increase the fee by regulation, in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15), to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs in processing and issuing a request for a license or card issued pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.(b)(1)A fee shall not be charged for a request made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811 by either of the following persons:(A)A person who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card at a reduced fee pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14902.(B)A person who can verify their status as a homeless person and who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card for no fee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14902.(2)A person making a request under paragraph (1) shall have their status as a veteran verified by a county veteran service officer pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SECTION 1. Section 12811 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:(A) The applicants true full name.(B) The applicants mailing address.(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
12811. (a) (1) (A) When the department determines that the applicant is lawfully entitled to a license, it shall issue to the person a drivers license as applied for. The license shall state the class of license for which the licensee has qualified and shall contain the distinguishing number assigned to the applicant, the date of expiration, the true full name, age, and mailing address or residence address of the licensee, a brief description and engraved picture or photograph of the licensee for the purpose of identification, and space for the signature of the licensee.
(B) Each license shall also contain a space for the endorsement of a record of each suspension or revocation of the license.
(C) The department shall use whatever process or processes, in the issuance of engraved or colored licenses, that prohibit, as near as possible, the ability to alter or reproduce the license, or prohibit the ability to superimpose a picture or photograph on the license without ready detection.
(2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), a license issued to a person under 18 years of age shall display the words provisional until age 18.
(b) (1) All applications for a drivers license or identification card shall contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give their consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans benefits. The application shall contain the following statement:
By marking the veteran box on this application, I certify that I am a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and that I want to receive veterans benefits information from the California Department of Veterans Affairs. By marking the veteran box on this application, I also consent to DMV transmitting my name and mailing address to the California Department of Veterans Affairs for this purpose only, and I certify that I have been notified that this transmittal will occur.
(2) The department shall collect the information obtained pursuant to paragraph (1).
(3) As mutually agreed between the department and the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department shall electronically transmit to the Department of Veterans Affairs the following information on each applicant who has identified that they have served in the Armed Forces of the United States since the last data transfer and has consented to be contacted about veterans benefits:
(A) The applicants true full name.
(B) The applicants mailing address.
(4) Information obtained by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of this subdivision shall be used for the purpose of assisting individuals to access veterans benefits and shall not be disseminated except as needed for this purpose.
(5) Commencing November 11, 2015, an An in-person application for a drivers license or identification card shall allow an applicant to request the word VETERAN be printed on the face of the drivers license or identification card. A verification form shall be developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers to acknowledge verification of veteran status. A county veterans service office shall verify the veterans status as a veteran, sign the verification form, and return it to the veteran. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall accept the signed verification form as proof of veteran status. Upon payment of the fee required pursuant to Section 14901.1, the The word VETERAN shall be printed on the face of a drivers license or identification card, in a location determined by the department, and issued to a person who makes this request and presents the verification form to the department.
(c) A contract shall not be awarded to a nongovernmental entity for the processing of drivers licenses, unless the contract conforms to all applicable state contracting laws and all applicable procedures set forth in the State Contracting Manual.
SEC. 2. Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code is repealed.14901.1.(a)In addition to the fees required by Section 14900, 14900.1, or 14902, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department shall charge a one-time fee of five dollars ($5) to any person who requests, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811, that the persons drivers license or identification card be printed with the word VETERAN to indicate that the person has served in the United States Armed Forces. The department may increase the fee by regulation, in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15), to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs in processing and issuing a request for a license or card issued pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.(b)(1)A fee shall not be charged for a request made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811 by either of the following persons:(A)A person who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card at a reduced fee pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14902.(B)A person who can verify their status as a homeless person and who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card for no fee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14902.(2)A person making a request under paragraph (1) shall have their status as a veteran verified by a county veteran service officer pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.
SEC. 2. Section 14901.1 of the Vehicle Code is repealed.
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14901.1.(a)In addition to the fees required by Section 14900, 14900.1, or 14902, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department shall charge a one-time fee of five dollars ($5) to any person who requests, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811, that the persons drivers license or identification card be printed with the word VETERAN to indicate that the person has served in the United States Armed Forces. The department may increase the fee by regulation, in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15), to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs in processing and issuing a request for a license or card issued pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.(b)(1)A fee shall not be charged for a request made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811 by either of the following persons:(A)A person who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card at a reduced fee pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14902.(B)A person who can verify their status as a homeless person and who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card for no fee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14902.(2)A person making a request under paragraph (1) shall have their status as a veteran verified by a county veteran service officer pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.
(a)In addition to the fees required by Section 14900, 14900.1, or 14902, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the department shall charge a one-time fee of five dollars ($5) to any person who requests, pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811, that the persons drivers license or identification card be printed with the word VETERAN to indicate that the person has served in the United States Armed Forces. The department may increase the fee by regulation, in an amount not to exceed fifteen dollars ($15), to reimburse the department for its reasonable costs in processing and issuing a request for a license or card issued pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.
(b)(1)A fee shall not be charged for a request made pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811 by either of the following persons:
(A)A person who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card at a reduced fee pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 14902.
(B)A person who can verify their status as a homeless person and who has been determined to be eligible to obtain an original or replacement identification card for no fee pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14902.
(2)A person making a request under paragraph (1) shall have their status as a veteran verified by a county veteran service officer pursuant to paragraph (5) of subdivision (b) of Section 12811.