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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 134
BY REPRESENTATIVE BADON
MTR VEHICLE/DRIVER LIC: Authorizes placement of an "Honorable Discharge"
designation on the drivers' licenses of certain individuals
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 32:412(M) and R.S. 40:1321(M), relative to drivers' licenses and special2
identification cards; to authorize the designation of "Honorable Discharge" on3
drivers' licenses and special identification cards under certain circumstances; to4
authorize the promulgation of administrative rules; and to provide for related5
matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section 1. R.S. 32:412(M) is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§412. Amount of fees; credit or refund; duration of license; veteran designation; "I'm9
a Cajun" designation; disbursement of funds; renewal by mail or electronic10
commerce of Class "D" or "E" drivers' licenses; disposition of certain fees;11
exception12
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M. Upon request, the words "Honorable Discharge" shall be exhibited in the14
color black below the person's photograph on the driver's license, regardless of its15
class, upon presentation of a copy of the person's DD Form 214, Discharge Papers16
and Veterans Separation Documents, issued by the United States Department of17
Defense, or equivalent, as established by administrative rule. No additional fee shall18
be charged to include such designation. The deputy secretary of the Department of19
Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall comply with the20 HLS 14RS-119 ORIGINAL
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provisions of this Subsection. The deputy secretary of the Department of Public1
Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall establish rules and regulations2
as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.3
Section 2. R.S. 40:1321(M) is hereby enacted to read as follows:4
§1321. Special identification cards; issuance; veteran designation; "I'm a Cajun"5
designation; fees; expiration and renewal; exceptions; promulgation of rules;6
promotion of use; persons less than twenty-one years of age; the Protect and7
Serve our Children Program; Selective Services Registration8
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M. Upon request, the words "Honorable Discharge" shall be exhibited in the10
color black below the person's photograph on the driver's license, regardless of its11
class, upon presentation of a copy of the person's DD Form 214, Discharge Papers12
and Veterans Separation Documents, issued by the United States Department of13
Defense, or equivalent, as established by administrative rule. No additional fee shall14
be charged to include such designation. The deputy secretary of the Department of15
Public Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall comply with the16
provisions of this Subsection. The deputy secretary of the Department of Public17
Safety and Corrections, public safety services, shall establish rules and regulations18
as are necessary to implement the provisions of this Subsection.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
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)]
Badon HB No. 134
Abstract: Authorizes an "Honorable Discharge" designation to be placed on drivers'
licenses and special identification cards. Requires the veteran to request the
designation and prove honorable discharge status.
Proposed law provides that public safety services, within the Dept. of Public Safety and
Corrections, shall include the designation "Honorable Discharge" on drivers' licenses and
special identification cards. Requires the wording be in black below the photograph.
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by the submission of a DD Form 214 or equivalent as established by the department pursuant
to administrative rule.
Proposed law authorizes public safety services to promulgate rules to implement the
provisions of proposed law.
(Adds R.S. 32:412(M) and R.S. 40:1321(M))