(a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this Code section, the department shall collect a fee of $10.00 for the identification card, which fee shall be deposited in the state treasury in the same manner as other motor vehicle driver's license fees.

(b) The department shall collect a fee of $5.00 for the identification card for all persons who are referred by a nonprofit organization which organization has entered into an agreement with the department whereby such organization verifies that the individual applying for such identification card is indigent. The department shall enter into such agreements and shall adopt rules and regulations to govern such agreements.

(c) The department shall not be authorized to collect a fee for an identification card from those persons who are entitled to a free veterans' driver's license under the provisions of Code Section 40-5-36.