To enact section 4501.026 of the Revised Code to require the registrar of motor vehicles and deputy registrars to inquire about an individual's veteran status, and, if given permission, to forward the veteran's personal information to the director of veterans services.

Section 1. That section 4501.026 of the Revised Code be enacted to read as follows:

Sec. 4501.026.  The registrar of motor vehicles or a deputy registrar shall ask an individual with whom the registrar or deputy registrar conducts a motor vehicle or driver's license transaction if the individual is a veteran. If the individual claims to be a veteran, the registrar or deputy registrar shall ask permission from the individual to send the individual's name, veteran status, address, telephone number, and e-mail address to the director of veterans services in order for the director to seek out veterans benefits and services for that individual and for the state. If the individual agrees to have the information sent to the director of veterans services, the registrar or deputy registrar shall so send the information.