La. Admin. Code tit. 55 § III-110

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-110 - U.S. Veterans Driver's License

A. A special Louisiana driver's license, regardless of its class, shall be issued to any veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States with the word "veteran" exhibited in the color black below the person's photograph on the driver's license.

B. Eligibility. A qualified veteran shall include any veteran who has served 90 days military duty in a branch of the United States Armed Forces.

C. Requirements

1. All applications for veteran driver's license must be accompanied by a DD Form 214 or one of the following Department of Defense form 214 (DD_214) equivalents:

a. Pre DD 214 era documents (1941_1950):

i. WE AGO (war department adjutant general) Forms, to include WD AGO 53, WD AGO 55, WD AGO 53_55;

ii. JAVPERS (naval personnel) discharge documents, to include NAVPERS 553, NAVMC78PD, NAVCG 553.

b. National Personnel Records Center NPRC "statement of service," issued as a result of a destroyed discharge record during the 1973 National Archives fire.

c. National Guard/Air National Guard must have NGB_22 with 6 or more years of service.

2. The applicant must have received a character of service discharge that is either classified as "honorable" or "under honorable conditions (general)."

3. If the applicant is required to be registered as a sex offender pursuant to Chapter 3-B of Title 15, then the applicant shall not have the word "veteran" displayed on the license as the words "sex offender" shall be displayed below the person's photograph on the driver's license.

D. Cancellation. If the owner of a veteran driver's license no longer wishes to display "veteran" on the driver's license, the license shall be returned to the department for cancellation.

E. Fees. No additional fee shall be charged to include such a designation. The charge for a veteran driver's license shall be the same as for regular driver's license.

La. Admin. Code tit. 55, § III-110

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Motor Vehicles, LR 39:516 (March 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 32:412.