8-1,140. License plates for recipients of the purple heart medal.
8-1,140
8-1,140. License plates for recipients of the purple
heart medal.
(a) 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 was awarded a purple heart medal by the United States
government for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed
enemy 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 recipient of the purple
heart medal.
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 recipient of the purple heart medal may make application for
the 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 such proof as the director shall require
that the applicant was a recipient of the purple heart medal.
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. 1994, ch. 12, § 1;
L. 1995, ch. 84, § 1;
L. 1999, ch. 125, § 9;
L. 2005, ch. 123, § 1; July 1.