HF 4075

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/26/2018 05:47pm

A bill for an act
relating to veterans; applying an expanded definition of veterans for purposes of
eligibility for the veteran's identifier on state-issued identification cards; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.07, subdivision 15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Veteran designation.

(a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment
of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's
license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:

(1) Veteran; or

(2) Veteran 100% T&P.

(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this
subdivision, the applicant must:

(1) deleted text begin be a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end have a certified copy of the veteran's deleted text begin discharge papers deleted text end new text begin DD-214 or other official
document from the official military personnel file of the veteran that describes the honorable
service of the veteran new text end ; and

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause
(2), provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected
disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota
identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in
coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by
law.