2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 40A - MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES
Section 40A:9-78.4 - Issuance of card.

40A:9-78.4 Issuance of card.

4. a. When such a program has been authorized, the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, shall issue an identification card to any veteran who is a resident of the county who does not hold an identification card issued by the federal government that identifies the person as a veteran. The veteran identification card shall bear the true name, branch of the armed forces in which the veteran served, and other identifying information as certified by the applicant for such veteran identification card. Every application for a veteran identification card shall be signed and certified by the applicant and shall be supported by such documentary evidence as the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, may require.

b.The documentary evidence required by subsection a. of this section shall include the applicant's DD-214 form issued by the federal government. The county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, shall require a copy of the applicant's DD-214 form to be kept on file with the application for a veteran identification card, and shall note the location of the original DD-214 form on that application form. The copy of the DD-214 and the application shall be kept confidential and shall not be considered a government record under P.L.1963, c.73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), except that they may be released to another government agency.

L.2012, c.30, s.4.