AB 28 — Revises provisions governing the evidence satisfactory to declare status as a veteran on an instruction permit, driver's license, identification card or commercial driver's license. (BDR 43-242)

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28–COMMITTEE ON GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE (ON B EHALF OF THE D EPARTMENT OF V ETERANS SERVICES ) PREFILED N OVEMBER 16, 2018 ____________ Referred to Committee on Growth and Infrastructure SUMMARY—Revises provisions governing the evidence satisfactory to declare status as a veteran on an instruction permit, driver’s license, identification card or commercial driver’s license.

(BDR 43-242) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

No.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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(NRS 483.292, 483.852,483.852,e or she is a 483.927) If a person wishes to declare his or her status as a veteran, the person must provide evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

Such a person may also indicate to the Department whether or not the person wishes to have placed on his or her permit, license or card a designation that he or she is a veteran.

(NRShis(NRS 483.2925, 483.853) Section 1 of this bill authorizes the Department to enter into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Services for the purpose of exchangingexchangingo an information relevant to verifying that an applicant was honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States.

Sections 2-4 of this bill provide that such evidence may include, without limitation, digital verification obtained from the Nevada Veterans Information andSystem separationmaintained forms.theby the Department of Veterans Services of certain discharge -and *AB28_R1*separation –forms. 2 – THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

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THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

When a person applies to the Department for the initial issuance of an instruction permit or driver’s license pursuant to NRS 483.290 or 483.291 or the renewal of an instruction permit or driver’s license, the Department shall inquire whether the person - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – desires to declare that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

and (b) A written release authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Veterans Services personal information about the person, which release must be signed by thetheal person and in a form required by the Director pursuant to NRS 481.063.

(1) Is not placed, submit by mail or in person an honorable discharge or other document of honorable separation from the Armed Forces of the United States [.] or other evidence satisfactory -from *AB28_R1*the –Armed 3Forces –of tothe United States.onorably discharged (2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that hethe orperson shewishes hasthe beeninstruction honorablypermit dischargedor fromdriver’s thelicense Armedto Forcescontinue ofto designate that the Unitedperson States.is a veteran.

(2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that the person wishes the instruction permit or driver’s license to continue to designate that the person is a veteran.

As used in this section, “evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she has been honorably discharged from - 80th Session (2019) – 3 – the Armed Forces of the United States” includes, without limitation, digital verification obtained from the Nevada Veterans Information System, or its successor, maintained by the Department of Veterans Services, of the applicant’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued by the United States Department of Defense, or a similar form, including, without limitation:

Marine(e) Corps;70-PD,NAVMC 70-PD, Honorable Discharge, United States (f) NAVMC 78-PD, United States Marine CorpsCorps; Report of Separation;

(f) NAVMC 78-PD, United States Marine Corps Report of Separation;

(m) WD AGO 53-58, Enlisted Record and Report of SeparationSep(n) WD AGO 55, Honorable Discharge;Discharge from The Army of the United States;

- *AB28_R1* – 4 – (n) WD AGO 55, Honorable Discharge from The Army of the United States;

When a person applies to the Department for the initial issuance of an identification card pursuant to NRS 483.850 or the renewal of an identification card pursuant to NRS 483.875, the - 80th Session (2019) – 4 – Department shall inquire whether the person desires to declare that he or she is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States.

and (b) A written release authorizing the Department of Motor Vehicles to provide to the Department of Veterans Services personal information about the person, which release must be signed NRSpersonal 481.063.nby the person and in a form required by the Director pursuant to 3.NRS 481.063.

In3. addition to the declaration described in subsection 1, a and who wishes to have placed on his or her identification card a designation that he or she is a veteran, as described in NRS 483.853, must:

In addition to the declaration described in subsection 1, a person who is a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States and who wishes to have placed on his or her identification card a designation that he or she is a veteran, as described in NRS 483.853, must:

(2) Is placed, submit by mail, in person or by other means authorized by the Department a statement that the person wishes the identification card to continue to designate that the person is a veteran.

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As used in this section, “evidence satisfactory to the Department that he or she has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States” includes, without limitation, digital verification obtained from the Nevada Veterans - 80th Session (2019) – 5 – Information System, or its successor, maintained by the Department of Veterans Services, of the applicant’s DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, issued by the United States Department of Defense, or a similar form, including, without limitation:

(d) NAVCG 2510, Honorable Discharge, United States Coast Guard;Gua(e) NAVMC 70-PD, Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps;

(e)(f) NAVMC 70-PD,78-PD, Honorable Discharge, United States Marine Corps;Corps Report of Separation;

(f)(g) NAVMC 78-PD, United States Marine Corps Report of Sep(g) NAVPERS-553, Notice of Separation from United States Naval Service;

Navy;)(h) NAVPERS-660, Honorable Discharge from United States (i)Navy; NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, National Guard Bureau;

(i) NGB Form 22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, National Guard Bureau;

(n) WD AGO 55, Honorable Discharge from The Army of the Uni(o) WD AGO 525, Honorable Discharge from the United States;States Army;