Reference is to the bill as introduced.
Amend the bill, as and if amended, by striking all after the enacting words and inserting:
/SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 1, Title 56 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 56-1-151.
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. The department may place the
designation on the driver's license of a person who presents
a:
(1) 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 . A DD Form 214 indicating medical
retirement that meets the characterization of service
requirements will be valid for purposes of this section.
However, a DD Form 214 received solely from participation in
training activities will not be valid for purposes of this
section; or
(2) National Guard
Separation Report, also known as a NGB Form 22, that shows a
characterization of service or discharge status of 'honorable'
or 'general under honorable conditions' and establishes that the
person has served for twenty or more years."
SECTION 2. Section 56-1-3350 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 275 of 2016, is further amended to read:
"Section 56-1-3350.
(A) Upon application by a person five
years of age or older, who is a resident of South Carolina, the
department shall issue a special identification card as long as
the:
(1)
application is made on a form approved and furnished by
the department; and
(2)
applicant presents to the person issuing the
identification card a birth certificate or other evidence
acceptable to the department of his name and date of birth.
(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 a:
(1)
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 collected by the department and placed by the
Comptroller General into the State Highway Fund as established
by Section 57-11-20, to be distributed as provided in Section
11-43-167. (Reserved.)
(2)
An identification card must be free to a person aged
seventeen years or older.
(D) The identification
card expires five years from the date of issuance.
(E) Special
identification cards issued to persons under the age of
twenty-one must be marked, stamped, or printed to readily
indicate that the person to whom the card is issued is under the
age of twenty-one.
(F) The fees collected
pursuant to this section must be credited to the Department of
Transportation State Non-Federal Aid Highway Fund."
SECTION 3. This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor. /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.