(SB 156)
Special motor vehicle license plates limited.
Section 1.
That
§
32-5-108
be amended to read as follows:
32-5-108.
Any resident veteran owner of a motor vehicle who has received the United States
Veterans' Administration K Award, meets the qualifications established by Public Law 187 of
the Eighty-second Congress for a veteran to receive an automobile, or a veteran who has been
rated as in receipt of a statutory benefit for loss or loss of use of one or more extremities, or a
veteran who receives a veteran's allotment for total disability under compensation which is
considered a service-connected injury, upon application to the department shall receive a
set
maximum of two sets
of special license plates
for any automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed
pursuant to
§
32-5-5 or a motorcycle licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-9. The veteran may choose to
use one of the two sets of plates on a noncommercial motor vehicle that is a pickup truck and
that weighs more than six thousand pounds licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.3 or a motor home
licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.1. The veteran shall pay the regular license fees set out in
§
§
32-5-
6.3 and 32-5-6.1 and may not be required to pay the ten dollars for the special plates and
renewal stickers
. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in § 32-5-98. The design of
the license plate shall consist of a white background bordered on the left by a blue field with
white stars and on the right by alternating red and white stripes. The words
"
,
Disabled Veteran
"
,
shall be inscribed on the plate in blue, in at least ten point bold type. The license plate shall be
reflectorized and validated each year with a sticker in the same manner as a noncommercial
license plate. License fees for the special plates shall be ten dollars for the plates and the
renewal stickers. No license fee or sticker fee pursuant to § 32-5-6
or 32-5-9
may be charged
to the veteran. The fees shall be deposited in the license plate special revenue fund.
Section 2.
That
§
32-5-109
be amended to read as follows:
32-5-109. Any resident of this state who was a prisoner of war while serving in the United States armed forces and who received an honorable discharge from the United States armed
forces is eligible to apply to the secretary for
a maximum of two sets
special motor vehicle
license plates if the resident has first complied with all laws of this state
for any automobile,
pickup truck, or van licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-5 or a motorcycle licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-9.
The veteran may choose to use one of the two sets of plates on a noncommercial motor vehicle
that is a pickup truck and that weighs more than six thousand pounds licensed pursuant to
§
32-
5-6.3 or a motor home licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.1. The veteran shall pay the regular license
fees set out in
§
§
32-5-6.3 and 32-5-6.1 and may not be required to pay the ten dollars for the
special plates and renewal stickers
. Each application shall be on a form prescribed by the
secretary and shall include certification of the applicant's prisoner of war status from the United
States Veterans' Administration. The applicant shall pay a ten dollar fee and shall receive special
plates. The special plates shall be displayed as set forth in § 32-5-98. A fee of ten dollars shall
be paid for the renewal stickers. No registration fee or sticker fee may be charged to the
applicant pursuant to § 32-5-6
or 32-5-9
. The fees shall be deposited into the license plate
special revenue fund. Upon approval of the application, the secretary shall issue the license
plates which shall be numbered consecutively, beginning with the number 1, and the number
shall be preceded by the letters POW. If it is determined that an applicant does not qualify for
the special plates or if the applicant dies, the plates shall be surrendered to the county treasurer
of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall make the
necessary changes in the registration file. Failure to surrender the special license plates as
required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Section 3.
That
§
32-5-109.1
be amended to read as follows:
32-5-109.1.
Any resident of this state who was serving in the United States armed forces
and survived the attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, and who received an
honorable discharge, may apply to the secretary for
a maximum of two sets of
special motor
vehicle license plates
if the applicant has complied with all the laws of this state for any
automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-5 or a motorcycle licensed pursuant
to
§
32-5-9. The veteran may choose to use one of the two sets of plates on a noncommercial
motor vehicle that is a pickup truck and that weighs more than six thousand pounds licensed
pursuant to
§
32-5-6.3 or a motor home licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.1. The veteran shall pay
the regular license fees set out in
§
§
32-5-6.3 and 32-5-6.1 and may not be required to pay the
ten dollars for the special plates and renewal stickers
. Each application shall be on a form
prescribed by the secretary and shall include such information as the secretary may require. The
applicant shall pay a ten dollar fee and shall receive special plates. The special plates shall be
displayed as set forth in § 32-5-98. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid for the renewal stickers. No
registration fee or sticker fee may be charged to the applicant pursuant to § 32-5-6
or 32-5-9
.
The fee shall be deposited into the license plate special revenue fund. Upon approval of the
application, the secretary shall issue the license plates. The license plates shall be numbered
consecutively beginning with number 1 and contain a symbol to be determined by the secretary
indicating that the owner of the vehicle is a Pearl Harbor survivor. If it is determined that an
applicant does not qualify for the special plates or if the applicant dies, the plates shall be
surrendered to the county treasurer of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the
secretary who shall make the necessary changes in the registration file.
Section 4.
That
§
32-5-109.2
be amended to read as follows:
32-5-109.2. Any resident veteran owner of a motor vehicle who has received the Purple Heart Medal may apply to the secretary to receive a maximum of two sets of special license
plates
for any automobile, pickup truck, or van licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-5 or a motorcycle
licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-9. The veteran may choose to use one of the two sets of plates on
a noncommercial motor vehicle that is a pickup truck and that weighs more than six thousand
pounds licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.3 or a motor home licensed pursuant to
§
32-5-6.1. The
veteran shall pay the regular license fees set out in
§
§
32-5-6.3 and 32-5-6.1 and may not be
required to pay the ten dollars for the special plates and renewal stickers
. The
fee for the
special
license plates and the renewal stickers
for the plates shall be issued only upon proof of payment
of the current registration fees
shall be ten dollars
. The special plates shall be numbered
consecutively beginning with number 1 and contain a symbol to be determined by the secretary
indicating that the owner has received the Purple Heart Medal. The special plates shall be
displayed as set forth in § 32-5-98. The special license plate shall be reflectorized and validated
each year with a sticker in the same manner as a noncommercial license plate. No license fees
may be charged for the special plates and its
or
renewal
stickers
fees may be charged to the
applicant pursuant to
§
32-5-6 or 32-5-9
. If it is determined that the veteran owner does not
qualify for the special plates or if the veteran owner dies, the plates shall be surrendered to the
county treasurer of the applicant's residence. The treasurer shall notify the secretary who shall
make the necessary changes in the registration file. Failure to surrender the special license plates
as required by this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.