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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 133
BY REPRESENTATIVES ARMES, ADAMS, ANDERS, ARNOLD, BILLIOT, STUART
BISHOP, WESLEY BISHOP, BROADWATER, BROWN, BURFORD, HENRY
BURNS, BURRELL, CHAMPAGNE, CHANEY, COX, CROMER, EDWARDS,
GAINES, GAROFALO, GISCLAIR, HARRIS, HAVARD, HAZEL, HENRY,
HENSGENS, HILL, HODGES, HOLLIS, HONORE, HOWARD, HUNTER,
KATRINA JACKSON, JAMES, JEFFERSON, JONES, LAMBERT, NANCY
LANDRY, TERRY LANDRY, LEBAS, LEOPOLD, LIGI, LORUSSO, MACK,
MILLER, MONTOUCET, JAY MORRIS, NORTON, ORTEGO, PEARSON,
PIERRE, POPE, PRICE, PUGH, PYLANT, REYNOLDS, RICHARD,
RICHARDSON, RITCHIE, SCHRODER, SEABAUGH, SIMON, SMITH, ST.
GERMAIN, THIERRY, THOMPSON, PATRICK WILLIAMS, AND WILLMOTT
AND SENATOR JOHN SMITH
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:412(K) and R.S. 40:1321(K), relative to driver's licenses and special2
identification cards; to authorize the designation of "VETERAN" on drivers' licenses3
and special identification cards; to provide for rules; and to provide for related4
matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 32:412(K) is hereby enacted to read as follows:7
§412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; disbursement of funds;8
renewal by mail or electronic commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses;9
disposition of certain fees; exception10
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K.(1) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" on a12
driver's license issued to a veteran in an available space either on the face of the13
driver's license or on the reverse side of the driver's license. The designation shall14
be included only if the person requests the designation, and the person provides proof15
of his veteran status. In order to prove veteran status, the applicant shall submit a16
United States Department of Defense document, known as a DD Form 214,17
indicating a discharge status of "honorable" or "general under honorable conditions".18 ENROLLEDHB NO. 133
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(2) The department shall promulgate the necessary rules, in accordance with1
the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Subsection.2
The rules shall include but not be limited to the color and placement of the lettering.3
Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(K) is hereby enacted to read as follows:4
§1321. Special identification cards; issuance; fees; expiration and renewal;5
exceptions; promulgation of rules; promotion of use; persons less than6
twenty-one years of age; the Protect and Save our Children Program;7
Selective Service Registration8
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K.(1) The department shall include the designation "VETERAN" on a10
special identification card issued to a veteran in an available space either on the face11
of the identification card or on the reverse side of the identification card. The12
designation shall be included only if the person requests the designation, and the13
person provides proof of his veteran status. In order to prove veteran status, the14
applicant shall submit a United States Department of Defense document, known as15
a DD Form 214, indicating a discharge status of "honorable" or "general under16
honorable conditions".17
(2) The department shall promulgate the necessary rules, in accordance with18
the Administrative Procedure Act, to implement the provisions of this Subsection.19
The rules shall include but not be limited to the color and placement of the lettering.20
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: