Bill Text: MS HB794 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Driver's License; expand eligibility for "Vet" designation to any person honorably discharged from U.S. Armed Forces.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee [HB794 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2013-HB794-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2013 Regular Session
To: Military Affairs
By: Representative DeBar
House Bill 794
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 63-1-35 AND 45-35-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO PROVIDE ANY PERSON HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES WITH THE "VET" DESIGNATION ON HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE OR IDENTIFICATION CARD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. Section 63-1-35, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
63-1-35. (1) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall prescribe the form of license issued pursuant to this article which shall, among other features, include a driver's license number assigned by the Department of Public Safety. A licensee shall list his social security number with the department which shall cross reference the social security number with the driver's license number for purposes of identification. Additionally, each license shall bear a full-face color photograph of the licensee in such form that the license and the photograph cannot be separated. The photograph shall be taken so that one (1) exposure will photograph the applicant and the application simultaneously on the same film. The department shall use a process in the issuance of a license with a color photograph that shall prevent as nearly as possible any alteration, counterfeiting, duplication, reproduction, forging or modification of the license or the superimposition of a photograph without ready detection. The photograph shall be replaced by the department at the time of renewal. Drivers' licenses, including photographs appearing thereon, may be renewed by electronic means according to rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner in conformity to Section 27-104-33.
(2) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of license issued pursuant to this article to licensees who are not United States citizens and who do not possess a social security number issued by the United States government. The license of such persons shall include a number and/or other identifying features.
(3) Any new, renewal or duplicate driver's license, temporary driving permit, intermediate license or commercial driver's license issued to a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 45-33-25 shall bear a designation identifying the licensee or permittee as a sex offender.
(4) The commissioner is
authorized to provide the new, renewal or duplicate driver's license, temporary
driving permit, intermediate license or commercial driver's license to any
honorably discharged veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code or
any person honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, and
such license or permit shall exhibit the letters "Vet" or any other
mark identifying the person as a veteran or person honorably discharged from
the United States Armed Forces. The * * * person requesting the
"Vet" designation shall present his DD-214 or equivalent document
that includes a notation from the * * * State Veterans Affairs Board or
Adjutant General that the applicant is a veteran or was honorably
discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
SECTION 2. Section 45-35-3, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
45-35-3. (1) Any person six (6) years of age or older may be issued an identification card by the department which is certified by the registrant and attested by the commissioner as to true name, correct age and such other identifying data as required by Section 45-35-5.
(2) The new, renewal or duplicate identification card of a person required to register as a sex offender pursuant to Section 45-33-25 shall bear a designation identifying the cardholder as a sex offender.
(3) The commissioner is
authorized to provide the new, renewal or duplicate identification card to any
honorably discharged veteran as defined in Title 38 of the United States Code or
any person honorably discharged from the United States Armed Forces, and
such identification card shall exhibit the letters "Vet" or any other
mark identifying the person as a veteran or person honorably discharged from
the United States Armed Forces. The * * * person requesting the
"Vet" designation shall present his DD-214 or equivalent document
that includes a notation from the * * * State Veterans Affairs Board or
Adjutant General that the applicant is a veteran or was honorably
discharged from the United States Armed Forces.
SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2013.
