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HF 1666

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2024 12:18pm

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underscored = added, new language.
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A bill for an act
 relating to veterans; authorizing veteran service officers to receive vital records
without a fee; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.63, subdivision 1.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 197.63, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Issuance without charge.

A certified copy of a birth, death, marriage,
divorce, dissolution of marriage record, or certified copy of veteran's discharge recorded
pursuant to section 386.20, shall be issued promptly by the officer charged with the keeping
of the records upon the request of, and without any charge to, any veteran, the surviving
spouse or next of kin of the veteran,new text begin county veteran service officers appointed pursuant to
section 197.60,new text end service officers of any veterans organization chartered by the Congress of
the United States, or the Department of Veterans Affairs, for use in the presentation of
claims to the United States Veterans Administration or in connection with any veterans
organization or the Department of Veterans Affairs. The word "veteran" as used in this
section means any man or woman who is a veteran as defined in section 197.447, and who
is a citizen of the United States or resident alien.