| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to driver's license fees for disabled |
| 3 | veterans; amending s. 322.21, F.S.; providing that |
| 4 | disabled veterans who meet certain qualifications are |
| 5 | entitled to a specified reduction in driver's license |
| 6 | fees; reorganizing provisions; providing an effective |
| 7 | date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 322.21, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 322.21 License fees; procedure for handling and collecting |
| 14 | fees.- |
| 15 | (7)(a) A Any veteran who meets the qualifications in |
| 16 | subparagraphs 1.-5. is exempt from all fees required by this |
| 17 | section: |
| 18 | 1. Has been honorably discharged from the Armed Forces; |
| 19 | 2. who Has been issued a valid identification card by the |
| 20 | Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17;, |
| 21 | 3. Has been determined by the United States Department of |
| 22 | Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have: |
| 23 | a. A 100-percent total and permanent service-connected |
| 24 | disability rating for compensation;, or |
| 25 | b. Has been determined to have A service-connected total |
| 26 | and permanent disability rating of 100 percent;, |
| 27 | 4. Is in receipt of disability retirement pay from any |
| 28 | branch of the United States Armed Services;, and |
| 29 | 5. Who Is qualified to obtain a driver's license under |
| 30 | this chapter is exempt from all fees required by this section. |
| 31 | (b) A veteran who meets the qualifications in |
| 32 | subparagraphs 1. and 2. is entitled to a 50-percent reduction in |
| 33 | all fees required by this section: |
| 34 | 1. Meets the qualifications in subparagraphs (a)1., 2., |
| 35 | 4., and 5.; and |
| 36 | 2. Has been determined by the United States Department of |
| 37 | Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have: |
| 38 | a. A total and permanent service-connected disability |
| 39 | rating for compensation of at least 50 percent but less than |
| 40 | 100-percent; or |
| 41 | b. A service-connected total and permanent disability |
| 42 | rating of at least 50 percent but less than 100 percent. |
| 43 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |