HF 4134

1st Engrossment - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/20/2024 12:44pm

A bill for an act
relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on
drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards; amending Minnesota Statutes
2023 Supplement, section 171.07, subdivision 15.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, 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) be one of the following:

(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447; or

(ii) a retired new text begin or honorably discharged new text end member of the National Guard or a reserve
component of the United States armed forces;

(2) provide a certified copy of the applicant's discharge papers that confirms an honorable
or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree identification
card, veteran identification card, or veteran health identification card; and

(3) 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.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2024, and
applies to applications submitted on or after that date.
new text end