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A Free 31-Day Bus Pass, Renewable, From the Veterans Department

The veterans department mails eligible veterans a bus pass at no cost, valid for 31 days from first use and renewable on request. Eligibility is proved by the veteran indicator on a state driver licence or non-driver identification card.

Verified August 23, 2026

What this benefit is

The veterans department mails eligible veterans a bus pass at no cost, valid for 31 days from first use and renewable on request. Eligibility is proved by the veteran indicator on a state driver licence or non-driver identification card.

What it's worth: A 31-day transit pass at no cost, renewable

  • The pass is specific to the transit district where the veteran lives or travels — it is not a statewide instrument.
  • The 31 days run from first use, not from the date it is issued or posted.
  • The department asks for renewal requests about 10 days before expiry.
  • The pass is not transferable and must be used with the state driver licence or identification card carrying the veteran indicator.

Who is entitled to it

  • The pass is issued to the veteran.
  • Your home is in this state.

Not sure whether that describes you?

Answer a few questions about this benefit specifically — we only ask what this one actually depends on, and we stop as soon as we know.

How to claim it

  1. 1Get the veteran indicator on your state driver licence or non-driver identification card first — that card is what the department uses to verify eligibility and what you must show to ride.
  2. 2Submit the online request with a copy of the card and the address the pass should be mailed to.
  3. 3Keep the Veteran Pass ID from the confirmation email; renewals are made against that identifier rather than a fresh application.
  4. 4Ask for the renewal about 10 days ahead. The 31 days run from first use, so a pass sitting in a drawer is not being wasted — but a renewal that arrives late is.
  5. 5Name the transit district you actually travel in. Passes are issued district by district.
Form
Online bus pass request on the department’s forms portal
File with
Department of Veterans Affairs
Periodic
Re-confirmed from time to time.
Worth knowingThe whole thing hangs on the veteran indicator on the state identification card. Without that flag the department has nothing to verify against, so the identification card is the first step rather than the last.
Worth knowingThe 31 days start at first use. A pass that arrives during a hospital stay is not burning its term while it sits unused.
Known gapThe department publishes no income test, no service-period test and no discharge condition on this page, and no statutory authority. Whether an unfavourable discharge is a bar is therefore not stated here.

Sources

Why only one source type: The veterans department publishes the eligibility proof, the 31-day term, the renewal practice and the non-transferability itself. No statute is cited on the page and the legislature host has refused every connection attempted by this project.

This finder provides an informational match, not a government eligibility determination. The responsible agency decides your application.