Section 9-24-11-5.5 - Indication of veteran status, surviving spouse of a veteran status, or medical condition(a) If an individual has:(1) indicated on the application for a driver's license or learner's permit that the individual is a veteran and wishes to have an indication of the individual's veteran status appear on the driver's license or learner's permit; and(2) provided proof of discharge at the time of application of the individual's veteran status; an indication of the individual's veteran status shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit.
(b) If an individual has: (1) indicated on the individual's application for a driver's license or learner's permit that the applicant: (A) is a surviving spouse of a veteran; and(B) wishes to have an indication of the applicant's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran appear on the driver's license or learner's permit; and(2) provided the documentation necessary to verify that the applicant was married, at the time of the decedent's death, to a veteran; an indication of the individual's status as a surviving spouse of a veteran shall be shown on the driver's license or learner's permit.
(c) If an individual submits information concerning the individual's medical condition in conjunction with the individual's application for a driver's license or learner's permit, the bureau shall place an identifying symbol in a prominent location on a driver's license or learner's permit to indicate that the individual has a medical condition of note. The bureau shall include information on the individual's driver's license or learner's permit that briefly describes the individual's medical condition. The information must be notated in a manner that alerts an individual reading the driver's license or learner's permit to the existence of the medical condition. The individual submitting the information concerning the medical condition is responsible for its accuracy.Pre-2016 Revision Citations: 9-24-11-5.5; subsection (b) formerly 9-24-11-5(e).
Amended by P.L. 141-2024,SEC. 26, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.L. 120-2020,SEC. 29, eff. 7/1/2020.Amended by P.L. 120-2020,SEC. 79, eff. 3/18/2020.Amended by P.L. 65-2017,SEC. 2, eff. 1/1/2018.Amended by P.L. 198-2016, SEC. 485, eff. 7/1/2016.Amended by P.L. 77-2015, SEC. 2, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by P.L. 2-2014, SEC. 41, eff. 3/13/2014.Amended by P.L. 85-2013, SEC. 45, eff. 7/1/2013.Amended by P.L. 6-2012, SEC. 69, eff. 2/22/2012.Added by P.L. 118-2011, SEC. 4, eff. 7/1/2011.