Bill Text: HI HB1149 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Veterans; Disability; Driver's License; Identification Cards
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-02 - Referred to TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6 [HB1149 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2015-HB1149-Introduced.html
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TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to veterans.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 286, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to part VI to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§286- Designation of disabled veteran. The application form for any driver's license, license renewal, or instruction permit shall allow the applicant to designate whether the applicant is a one hundred per cent disabled veteran. The examiner of drivers shall issue or renew a license or instruction permit bearing the designation "one hundred per cent disabled veteran", a symbol, or an abbreviation thereof, for any applicant who:
(1) Indicates that the applicant desires the designation; and
(2) Submits to the examiner of drivers a letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs stating that the applicant sustained service-related disabilities rendering the applicant permanently and totally disabled."
SECTION 2. Section 286-303, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§286-303 Application for identification card. (a) Application for the identification card shall be made in person by any adult or minor. The minimum age for minors to obtain an identification card shall be ten years of age. In the case of a minor under the age of fourteen years, the application shall be made on the minor's behalf by the parent, or by another individual in loco parentis of the minor who can provide proof of guardianship. In the case of an incompetent individual, the application shall be made by the individual having the custody or control of or maintaining the incompetent individual.
(b) Application for renewal of an identification card issued after November 1, 1998, for an individual eighty years of age or older may be done by mailing in a completed application and fee, if there is no change in name and citizenship status. The director shall adopt rules to allow for renewal by mail for individuals with physical or intellectual disabilities for whom application in person presents a serious burden.
(c) Every application for an identification card or duplicate of an identification card shall be made on a form developed by the director and furnished by the examiner of drivers, signed by the applicant, and signed by the applicant's parent or guardian if the applicant is under eighteen years of age. The application shall contain the following information:
(1) Name and complete address, including the number and street name, of the applicant's permanent residence;
(2) The applicant's occupation and any pertinent data relating thereto;
(3) The applicant's citizenship status;
(4) The applicant's veteran status if applicable and desired by the applicant;
(5) The applicant's date and place of birth;
(6) General description of the applicant, including the applicant's gender, height, weight, hair color, and eye color;
(7) The applicant's left and right index fingerprints or, if clear impressions cannot be obtained, other identifying imprints as specified by rules of the director;
(8) The social security number of the applicant; and
(9) A digitized frontal photograph of the applicant's full face.
Each applicant shall present documentary evidence as required by the examiner of drivers of the applicant's age and identity, and the applicant shall swear or affirm that all information given is true and correct.
(d) The application also shall state whether the applicant has an advance health-care directive. If the applicant has an advance health-care directive, the identification card shall bear the designation "AHCD".
(e) An application for an identification card or renewal of an identification card shall allow the applicant to designate whether the applicant is a one hundred per cent disabled veteran. The examiner of drivers shall issue or renew an identification card bearing the designation "one hundred per cent disabled veteran", a symbol, or an abbreviation thereof, for any applicant who:
(1) Indicates that the applicant desires the designation; and
(2) Submits to the examiner of drivers a letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs stating that the applicant sustained service-related disabilities rendering the applicant permanently and totally disabled.
[(e)] (f) The examiner of drivers, in accordance with section
11-15, at the time of application, shall make available an application for
voter registration to every applicant for an identification card who is
eligible to register to vote.
[(f)] (g) The examiner of drivers shall maintain a suitable,
indexed record of all applications.
[(g)] (h) For the purpose of this section, "AHCD",
which stands for "advance health-care directive", means an individual
instruction in writing, a living will, or a durable power of attorney for
health care decisions."
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2016.
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Report Title:
Veterans; Disability; Driver's License; Identification Cards
Description:
Establishes the designation of "one hundred per cent disabled veteran" on drivers' licenses, instruction permits, and civil identification cards. Effective 1/1/2016.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
