Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-605.5 - Contents of license

In addition to the information specified in Iowa Code section 321.189(2), the following information shall be shown on a driver's license.

(1) Name. The licensee's full legal name shall be listed as established according to 761-subrule 601.5(1) and 761-subrule 601.5(5) and shall conform to the requirements of 761-subrule 601.1(2).
(2) Current residential address. The licensee's current residential address shall be listed as established according to the requirements of 761-subrule 601.1(6) and 761-subrule 601.5(3).
(3) Physical description. The physical description of the licensee on the face of the driver's license shall include the following as established according to the requirements of 761-subrule 601.1(5):
a. The licensee's eye color using these abbreviations: Blk-black, Blu-blue, Bro-brown, Dic-dichromatic, Gry-gray, Grn-green, Haz-hazel, Pnk-pink and Unk-unknown.
b. The licensee's height in feet and inches.
(4) Date of birth. The licensee's date of birth shall be listed as established according to 761-subrule 601.5(1) and 761-subrule 601.5(6).
(5) Sex. The licensee's sex designation shall be listed as established according to the requirements of 761-subrule 601.5(7).
(6) REAL ID markings.
a. A driver's license that is issued as a REAL ID license as defined in 761-601.7 (321) shall include a security marking as required by 6 CFR 37.17(n).
b. A driver's license that is not issued as a REAL ID license as defined in 761-601.7 (321) may be marked as required by 6 CFR 37.71 and any subsequent guidance issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
c. A driver's license issued to a foreign national with temporary lawful status shall include the following statement on the face of the license: "limited term."
(7) Voluntary markings. Upon the request of the licensee, the department shall indicate on the driver's license any of the following:
a. The presence of a medical condition.
b. That the licensee is a donor under the uniform anatomical gift law.
c. That the licensee has in effect a medical advance directive.
d. That the licensee is hard of hearing or deaf.
e. That the licensee is a veteran.
(1) To be eligible for a veteran designation, the licensee must be an honorably discharged veteran of the armed forces of the United States, the national guard or reserve forces. A licensee who requests a veteran designation shall submit Form 432035, properly completed by the licensee and a designee of the Iowa department of veterans affairs, or the licensee shall present certification of release or discharge from active duty, DD form 214, to the department indicating that the licensee was honorably discharged from active duty. A licensee who was a member of the national guard or reserve forces and who applies directly to the department must present a DD form 214 which indicates that the licensee was honorably discharged after serving for at least a minimum aggregate (total) of 90 days of active duty service for purposes other than training. A licensee who was a member of the national guard or reserve forces and who has a discharge document other than aDD form 214 must have the licensee's eligibility for a veteran designation determined by a designee of the Iowa department of veterans affairs and shall apply to the department for a veteran designation by submitting Form 432035, properly completed by the licensee and a designee of the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
(2) The department may consult with and defer to the Iowa department of veterans affairs regarding what constitutes a properly completed DD form 214 and veteran status in general.
(3) If the department denies issuance of a license with a veteran designation upon presentation of the DD form 214 to the department, the licensee may obtain a license with a veteran designation if the licensee submits Form 432035, properly completed by the licensee and a designee of the Iowa department of veterans affairs.
(4) If the department issues a veteran designation in error or as the result of fraud on the part of the licensee, the driver's license with a veteran designation shall be canceled, and a duplicate license without the designation may be issued to the licensee. There shall be no charge to issue a duplicate license if the license was issued in error, unless the error was the result of fraud on the part of the licensee.
f. That the licensee has autism spectrum disorder.

This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code sections 142C.3 and 321.189, the REAL ID Act of 2005 (49 U.S.C. Section 30301 note), and 6 CFR Part 37 .

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 761-605.5
ARC 9991B, IAB 2/8/12, effective 3/14/12; ARC 0661C, IAB 4/3/2013, effective 5/8/2013 Amended by IAB August 5, 2015/Volume XXXVIII, Number 03, effective 7/14/2015 Amended by IAB January 6, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Number 14, effective 2/10/2016 Amended by IAB September 12, 2018/Volume XLI, Number 6, effective 10/17/2018 Amended by IAB July 31, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 3, effective 9/4/2019 Amended by IAB December 2, 2020/Volume XLIII, Number 12, effective 1/6/2021 Amended by IAB April 5, 2023/Volume XLV, Number 20, effective 5/10/2023

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