8-177d. Gold star mother license plates; procedures; requirements.
8-177d
8-177d. Gold star mother license plates; procedures;
requirements.
(a) On and after January 1, 2009, any
owner or lessee of
one or more
passenger vehicles, trucks of a
gross weight of 20,000 pounds or less or motorcycles, who is a
resident
of the state of
Kansas, and who submits satisfactory proof to the director of vehicles, in
accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of revenue, that
such person is the mother
of a
person who died while in good standing on active duty in the military service
of the United States, upon
compliance with the provisions of
this section, may be issued one distinctive license plate for each such
passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle designating such
person as a gold star mother.
Such license plates shall be issued for the same period of time as other
license plates upon proper registration and payment of the regular license fee
as provided in K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments thereto.
(b) Any person who is a gold star mother may
make
application for such
distinctive license plates, not less than 60 days prior to such person's
renewal of registration date, on a form prescribed and furnished by the
director of vehicles, and any applicant for the distinctive license plates
shall furnish the director with proof as the director shall require that the
applicant is a gold star mother pursuant to
subsection (a). Application for the registration of a
passenger vehicle, truck or motorcycle and issuance of
the license plates under this
section shall be made by the owner or lessee in a manner prescribed by
the director of
vehicles upon forms furnished by the director.
(c) No registration or distinctive license plates issued under the authority
of this section shall be transferable to any other person.
(d) Renewals of registration under this section shall be made annually, upon
payment of the fee prescribed in subsection (a), in the manner prescribed in
subsection (b) of K.S.A. 8-132, and amendments thereto. No renewal of
registration shall be made to any applicant until such applicant has filed with
the director a form as provided in subsection (b). If such form is not filed,
the applicant shall be required to comply with K.S.A. 8-143, and amendments
thereto, and return the distinctive license plates to the county treasurer of
such person's residence.
History: L. 2008, ch. 59, § 1; July 1.