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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 590
BY REPRESENTATIVE ST. GERMAIN
VETERANS: Exempts veterans from the payment of fees for special identification cards
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 32:412.2, relative to veterans; to exempt disabled veterans from2
the payment of fees for special identification cards; to provide for certain exceptions;3
and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 32:412.2 is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง412.2. Disabled veteran exemption7
A. A veteran of service in the United States Armed Forces shall be exempt8
from the payment of fees under this Chapter for the issuance of a driver's license or9
a special identification card, issued pursuant to R.S. 40:1321, if the veteran meets all10
of the following qualifications:11
(1) Was honorably discharged.12
(2) Has a service-related disability of at least fifty percent.13
(3) Receives compensation from the United States government because of14
such disability.15
(4) Is not subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 3-B of Title 1516
of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.17
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the fee imposed at R.S.18
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C. The department shall adopt rules relative to the proof of entitlement to1
such exemption and any other rules as may be necessary to implement the provisions2
of this Section.3
DIGEST
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of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
St. Germain HB No. 590
Abstract: Exempts disabled veterans from the payment of fees for special identification
cards, but does not exempt the same from the payment of the cost of a hardship
license.
Present law exempts a veteran from the payment of drivers' licenses fees, provided the
veteran meets all of the following qualifications:
(1)Was honorably discharged.
(2)Has a service-related disability of at least 50%.
(3)Receives compensation from the U.S. government because of such disability.
(4)Is not subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 3-B of Title 15 of the La.
Revised Statutes of 1950.
Proposed law exempts the same person from the payment of fees associated with the
issuance of a special identification card and further provides that the exemption in present
law does not apply to fees associated with the costs of a certain hardship license granted
pursuant to present law.
(Amends R.S. 32:412.2)