2023 Delaware Code
Title 21 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 31. NONDRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARDS
§ 3104. Contents of identification cards.
(a) Every identification card shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the holder and shall contain the name, date of birth, address, a photograph of the holder taken by the Department of Transportation and a brief description of the holder for purposes of identification. The identification card holder's Social Security number is used for identification purposes and shall be maintained in the Division of Motor Vehicles' record system.
(b) Every identification card shall bear in conspicuous print the words:
“THIS IS NOT A DRIVER'S LICENSE.”(c) The Division of Motor Vehicles shall upon submission of satisfactory proof, provide that a person making application for an identification card designation that the holder is a veteran on the identification card.
(1) An applicant qualifies to have designation that the holder is a veteran added to their identification card if the applicant served in the United States Armed Forces, including a reserve component of the National Guard, and was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable:
(2) Satisfactory proof of that the applicant is a veteran includes any of the following:
a. Form DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty.
b. Form DD-256, Discharge Certificate that states “General Under Honorable Conditions” .
c. Form NGB-22, Report of Separation and Record of Service, Departments of the Army and the Airforce, National Guard Bureau.
d. Valid military ID card including any of the following:
1. White Common Access Card.
2. Department of Defense Blue ID.
3. Department of Defense Red ID.
e. A valid identification card issued by a state other than Delaware with designation that the holder is a veteran.
(3) When and applicant for or holder of an identification card desires to add designation that the holder is a veteran as part of an initial application, renewal, or duplicate of an identification card, no fee in addition to the standard application or renewal fee may be charged for adding designation that the holder is a veteran.
(4) When the holder of an identification card desires to add designation that the holder is a veteran before identification card renewal, a fee of $10 may be assessed for such change.
(5) The Division shall coordinate with the Delaware Office of Veterans Services to establish a method of authenticating unclear military documentation.
