Veterans License Plates
The Alaska DMV offers specialty license plates to Veterans, disabled Veterans, and qualifying family members. Plates that indicate the branch of service are available with some specialty plates that support your service to include Gold State families, POWs, and Purple Heart recipients. To obtain a Veteran plate, proof of honorable service and supporting evidence for the plate you are seeking must be presented at the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), during the application process.
Disabled Veterans License Plates
With and Without Parking Privileges
Disabled Veterans License Plates do not automatically come with parking privileges. To obtain a disabled Veterans license plate with parking privileges please make sure you submit a form 861 with your online application for a disabled Veterans license plate. For more information on this benefit, please visit the State of Alaska Department of Administration, Division of Motor Vehicles, or follow the link below.
AK Driver License / Veteran Designation for ID
The Alaska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offers a Veteran designation that can be voluntarily placed on your Alaska driver license or identification card. In order to receive the designation, a Veteran must provide proof of service and must meet all other Alaska requirements for the driving privilege or ID cards. There is no additional fee for the Veteran designation. The only price is the cost of a duplicate license if you request before renewal or the renewal fee at the time of renewal. For more information, contact the DMV in your area.
Military Member - Non-resident Serving in Alaska
Driver License information
Active-duty military service members and their spouse, who are stationed in Alaska, are not required to obtain a driver's license in Alaska while they remain on active duty. Other military dependents will be required to obtain an Alaska driver's license.
Commerical Driver's License (CDL) Road Skills Test Waiver
Service members may be eligible to apply for a CDL without taking a road skills test. The knowledge portion of the test must still be taken, and this waiver does not apply to any endorsements on your license.