1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Department shall issue a drivers license with a specially colored background to any person who qualifies for a drivers license pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and delivers to the Department a signed statement from a physician or an advanced practice registered nurse that the person is an insulin dependent diabetic or an epileptic. The Department shall designate one color to be used only for a drivers license held by a diabetic and another color to be used only for a drivers license held by an epileptic. 2. In lieu of issuing a drivers license pursuant to subsection 1, the Department may issue to a person specified in that subsection a drivers license with a specially colored border around the photograph on the license. 3. The Department of Public Safety shall provide for the education of peace officers on the: (a) Effects and treatment of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure and the similarity in appearance of a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure to a person under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance; and (b) Procedures for identifying and handling situations involving a person suffering from a diabetic condition or an epileptic seizure.
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