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2020 SESSION

20106054D
HOUSE BILL NO. 411
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the House Committee on Transportation
on January 23, 2020)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Delegate Delaney)
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-221.5, relating to Department of Motor Vehicles; information for veterans.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-221.5 as follows:

§ 46.2-221.5. Information on veterans services provided.

A. If any person indicates that he is a veteran on any form or application submitted to the Department for the purpose of a driver or vehicle transaction, the Department shall offer such person information on veterans services that are available in the Commonwealth. Such information may be electronic, provided that printed materials are made available upon request.

B. The Department of Veterans Services shall furnish the Department with all materials required to be offered pursuant to this section. Distribution of materials shall be in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner in consultation with the Department of Veterans Services.

C. Nothing in this section shall require the Department to verify a person's veteran status.

2. That the provisions of this act shall become effective on January 1, 2021.