1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to drivers' licenses; amending eligibility for a veteran designation on 
1.3 	drivers' licenses or Minnesota identification cards;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 171.07, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 15.Veteran designation. (a) At the request of an eligible applicant and on payment 
1.8 	of the required fee, the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a driver's 
1.9 	license or Minnesota identification card bearing a graphic or written designation of:
1.10 	(1) Veteran; or
1.11 	(2) Veteran 100% T&P.
1.12 	(b) At the time of the initial application for the designation provided under this 
1.13 	subdivision, the applicant must:
1.14 	(1) be one of the following:
1.15 	(i) a veteran, as defined in section 197.447;
1.16 	(ii) a retired member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States 
1.17 	armed forces; or
1.18 	(iii) a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States armed 
1.19 	forces;
2.1 	(2) have provide a certified copy of the veteran's applicant's discharge papers that confirms 
2.2 	an honorable or general discharge under honorable conditions status, or a military retiree 
2.3 	identification card, Veteran Identification Card, or Veteran Health Identification Card; and
2.4 	(3) if the applicant is seeking the disability designation under paragraph (a), clause (2), 
2.5 	provide satisfactory evidence of a 100 percent total and permanent service-connected 
2.6 	disability as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
2.7 	(c) The commissioner of public safety is required to issue drivers' licenses and Minnesota 
2.8 	identification cards with the veteran designation only after entering a new contract or in 
2.9 	coordination with producing a new card design with modifications made as required by 
2.10 	law.

2.11 	EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. This section is effective August 1, 2023, and 
2.12 	applies to applications submitted on or after that date.