Friday, September 5, 2008
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HB2794: License plates, special; issuance of Purple Heart plates free of charge to certain members.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 46.2-742 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-742. Special license plates for persons awarded Purple Heart; fee.
On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant has been awarded the Purple Heart, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
For each set of license plates issued under this section, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, a one-time fee of $10 at the time the plates are issued; provided, however, that no fee shall be charged for issuance of special license plates under this section to applicants who present written evidence that they are members in good standing of the Department of Virginia Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
The design of license plates issued under this section to persons who have been awarded multiple decorations shall reflect the number of such decorations.
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