06 LC 21
8567
Senate
Bill 373
By:
Senators Douglas of the 17th, Grant of the 25th, Schaefer of the 50th, Staton of
the 18th, Williams of the 19th and others
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 40-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to
veteranś
licenses, honorary licenses, and other distinctive licenses, so as to provide
for an honorary license for the unremarried surviving spouse or child of certain
deceased military persons; to provide for conditions; to repeal conflicting
laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 40-5-36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
veteranś
licenses, honorary licenses, and other distinctive licenses, is amended by
striking in its entirety subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof the
following:
"(d)
Honorary licenses may be issued to:
(1)
A resident of Georgia who is the surviving spouse of a veteran as defined by
paragraph (1) of subsection (c) of this Code section. Any license to such
spouse shall be valid only as long as that person remains unmarried;
or
(2)
A resident of Georgia who is the spouse of a veteran who would be qualified to
receive a
veterańs
license but who is disabled to the extent that he or she cannot operate a motor
vehicle;
or
(3)
A resident of Georgia who is the unremarried surviving spouse or a child of a
person who was killed after September 11, 2001, while serving on active military
duty in a position which entitled him or her to receive hazardous duty pay. Any
license issued to such child shall be valid only until his or her 21st
birthday."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.