Senate File 2187 - Enrolled
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON VETERANS
AFFAIRS
(SUCCESSOR TO SSB
3083)
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A BILL FOR
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Senate File 2187
AN ACT
RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF DRIVER'S LICENSES MARKED TO
REFLECT VETERAN STATUS AND PROVIDING FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF A
DISABILITY CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR A PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PARKING
PERMIT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 321.189, subsection 8, Code 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
8. Veterans status. A licensee who is an honorably
discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States may
request that the license be marked to reflect the licensee's
veteran status. Upon such a request, the word "VETERAN" shall
be marked prominently on the face of the license. Such a
license shall be issued only upon receipt of satisfactory
proof of veteran status pursuant to procedures established
by the department in consultation with the department of
veterans affairs, or upon presentation of the licensee's
certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD
form 214, to the department at the time of the licensee's
request, if the form indicates the licensee was honorably
discharged. If the license is issued upon presentation of the
licensee's certification of release or discharge from active
duty, DD form 214, the department shall notify the commission
of veteran affairs of the county of the licensee's residence
that the licensee was issued a license marked to reflect the
licensee's veteran status. After receiving notification from
the department, the commission shall initiate contact with the
licensee.
Sec. 2. Section 321L.2, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
1, Code 2016, is amended to read as follows:
A resident of the state with a disability desiring a persons
with disabilities parking permit shall apply to the department
upon an application form furnished by the department providing
the applicant's full legal name, address, date of birth, and
social security number or Iowa driver's license number or
Iowa nonoperator's identification card number, and shall also
provide a statement from a physician licensed under chapter
148 or 149, a physician assistant licensed under chapter
148C, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed
under chapter 152, or a chiropractor licensed under chapter
151, or a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner,
or chiropractor licensed to practice in a contiguous state,
written on the physician's, physician assistant's, nurse
practitioner's, or chiropractor's stationery, stating the
nature of the applicant's disability and such additional
information as required by rules adopted by the department
under section 321L.8. If the person is applying for a
temporary persons with disabilities parking permit, the
physician's, physician assistant's, nurse practitioner's, or
chiropractor's statement shall state the period of time during
which the person is expected to be disabled and the period
of time for which the permit should be issued, not to exceed
six months. The department may waive the requirement that
the applicant furnish the applicant's social security number,
Iowa driver's license number, or nonoperator's identification
card number when the application for a temporary persons with
disabilities parking permit is made on behalf of a person
who is less than one year old. The department may accept a
certification of disability from the United States department
of veterans affairs in lieu of a statement from a physician,
physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner,
or chiropractor. The department may adopt rules pursuant
to chapter 17A detailing the requirements for an acceptable
certification of disability.
PAM JOCHUM
President of the Senate
LINDA UPMEYER
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2187, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved , 2016
TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor
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