Bill Text: MO HB368 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Requires the Missouri Veterans Commission to issue an identification card to each veteran in the state who applies and provides proof of his or her military service

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-21 - Public Hearing Completed (H) [HB368 Detail]

Download: Missouri-2011-HB368-Introduced.html

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FIRST REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 368

96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES MEADOWS (Sponsor), KRATKY, McGEOGHEGAN AND WALTON GRAY (Co-sponsors).

0046L.01I                                                                                                                                                  D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 42, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to creation of an identification card for veterans.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 42, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 42.037, to read as follows:

            42.037. 1. As used in this section "veteran" means a person who:

            (1) Has served in the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States or the state military forces as defined by section 41.030; and

            (2) Has been honorably discharged from the branch of the service in which the person served.

            2. The commission shall issue an identification card to each veteran in the state who:

            (1) Applies for an identification card; and

            (2) Provides proof of the person's military service as described by subsection 1 of this section, including proof of the veteran's honorable discharge.

            3. The identification card must include:

            (1) The full name of the veteran;

            (2) A photograph of the veteran consistent with the veteran's appearance;

            (3) The branch of the armed forces in which the veteran served;

            (4) The signature of the executive director of the commission;

            (5) A brief description of the veteran, including the veteran's height, weight, and eye color;

            (6) The thumbprint of the veteran or a bar code with a unique identification label for the veteran;

            (7) The date the card was issued to the veteran; and

            (8) A phone number operational twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week that a person may call to verify the validity of the identification card.

            4. On the identification card, the commission shall print:

            (1) "State of Missouri" and the state seal; and

            (2) "This identification card certifies that (insert name of veteran) is an honorably discharged veteran who served in the armed forces.".

            5. An identification card issued under this section expires on a date specified by the commission.

            6. An identification card issued under this section must be, to the extent practicable, tamperproof.

            7. If an identification card issued under this section is lost or stolen, the commission may:

            (1) Require a veteran to submit an affidavit executed by the veteran that the identification card was lost or stolen; and

            (2) Issue a duplicate identification card to the veteran.

            8. The commission may adopt rules to administer this section.

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