Samie Gebers
A new state law will allow Arizona veterans struggling with homelessness to get a driver’s license or ID card without paying a fee.
The law, which took effect in September, allows the Arizona Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Division to waive the $25 fee. Other fees such as those relating to license suspension or revocation and road tests may also be waived, according to a press release.
“Having a license or ID card is essential to so many aspects of life and this new law will make it easier for less-fortunate veterans to get one of those credentials,” said MVD Stakeholder Relations Manager Jennifer Bowser-Richards.
The MVD must verify the customer’s status as a veteran.
“The customer must also provide a statement on U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs letterhead or a statement on the letterhead of a verified provider of homeless services that the customer has been homeless within the past 60 days,” the press release read.