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LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	02/24/2014
Submitted For:	LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
Department:	County Administrator
Referral No.:	2014-02
Referral Name:	AB 1637 (Frazier): Driver's Licenses: Veteran Designation
Presenter:	L. DeLaney	Contact:	L. DeLaney, 925-335-1097

Information

Referral History:

Bill referred to Committee by Nathan D. Johnson, Veterans Services Officer on 02/11/14.

Referral Update:

AB 1637 is a re-introduction of legislation to add a “Veteran” indicator on California Drivers Licenses.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST: AB 1637 as introduced, Frazier. Driver's licenses: veteran designation. (1) Under existing law, when the Department of Motor Vehicles determines that an applicant is lawfully entitled to a driver's license, the department is required to issue that license to the applicant. Existing law specifies the contents of a driver's license and requires the application for a driver's license or identification card to contain a space for an applicant to indicate whether he or she has served in the Armed Forces of the United States and to give his or her consent to be contacted regarding eligibility to receive state or federal veterans' benefits.

This bill would allow an applicant for a driver's license or identification card to allow a person to request the driver's license or identification card be printed with the word "VETERAN." The applicant would be required to present to the department, in a manner determined by the department, a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. The bill would require the department to allow an applicant to present a verification from the county veterans service officer that the person has received that form. The department would be required to print the word "VETERAN" on the face of a driver's license or identification card issued to a person who makes that request and presents that verification to the department.

(2) Existing law establishes certain fee amounts for the applications for, and renewal of, driver's licenses and identification cards. This bill would require the department to charge an additional fee in an unspecified amount to a person who requests that the person's driver's license or identification card be designated, as provided above. The bill would require the department to forward $1 of the amount collected to the Controller, for deposit in the Veterans Service Office Fund. The bill would require the revenues deposited in the Veterans Service Office Fund to be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the support of county veterans service offices.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER recommending a position of "Support" to the Board of Supervisors.

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AB 1637 Bill Text