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S. 576
STATUS INFORMATION
General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Shealy
Document Path: l:\s-res\ks\014vetl.hm.ks.docx
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4499
Introduced in the Senate on April 9, 2013
Currently residing in the Senate Committee on Transportation
Summary: Driver's license
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
Date Body Action Description with journal page number
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4/9/2013 Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 7)
4/9/2013 Senate Referred to Committee on Transportation
(Senate Journal-page 7)
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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-140 OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO VETERAN DESIGNATION ON DRIVER'S LICENSES, TO REMOVE THE ONE DOLLAR FEE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:
SECTION 1. Section 56-1-140 of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
"(B) An applicant for a new, renewed, or replacement South Carolina driver's license may apply to the Department of Motor Vehicles to obtain a veteran designation on the front of his driver's license by providing:
(1) a United States Department of Defense discharge certificate, also known as a DD Form 214, that shows a characterization of service, or discharge status of 'honorable' or 'general under honorable conditions' and establishes the person's qualifying military service in the United States Armed Forces; and
(2) payment of a one dollar fee that must be retained by the department.
The Department of Motor Vehicles may determine the appropriate form of the veteran designation on the driver's license authorized pursuant to this section."
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.
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