§ 31-3-53 Veterans' plates. – (a) The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue for any motor vehicle eligiblefor registration as an automobile, or for any motorcycle eligible forregistration as a motorcycle, or for a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof ten thousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) or less, plates designated as"Veteran", "Purple Heart", and "Ex-POW" upon application on proper formsfurnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to veterans.Gold Star parents shall also be eligible for plates designated as "Veteran".
(b) The special plate designated "Veteran" shall be designedas follows;
(1) Letters and numbers shall be blue in a white backgroundwith the words "Rhode Island" clearly visible at the top center of the plateand the word "Veteran" visible at the bottom center of the plate.
(2) The background will be a red, white and blue wavingAmerican Flag.
(3) On the top right corner will be a decal with the militarybranch of the service in which the Veteran served (Army, Navy, Air Force,Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, and Gold Star Parent).
(4) For war veterans a white decal with blue letters with thewords "War Veteran" placed under the military branch decal on the right side ofthe plate above the validation sticker.
(c) The applicant shall be required to pay a service chargeof twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) foreach plate.
(d) The applicant shall be entitled to a plate for eachvehicle owned by the applicant upon payment of an additional service chargeand/or transfer charge for each vehicle.
(e) The owner of a motor vehicle eligible for registration asa commercial vehicle and having a gross weight of ten thousand one pounds(10,001 lbs.) or less that is issued veteran plates shall continue to pay theappropriate commercial registration fee for those plates. The owner of a motorvehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof six thousand three hundred pounds (6,300 lbs.) but not more than tenthousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) shall sign an affidavit at the time ofapplication for said plates stating that the vehicle is to be used for personaluse only.
(f) For the purposes of this section, a "veteran" shall bedefined as any person who has served on active duty in the armed forces of theUnited States. The term "veteran" shall also include members of the NationalGuard and Reserves: (i) called to active duty authorized by the President ofthe United States or the Secretary of Defense; or (ii) who have twenty (20)years of service with a letter and record of separation of service.
(2) For the purposes of this section "War Veteran" shall bedefined as any veteran of any conflict or undeclared war who has earned acampaign ribbon or expeditionary medal for service in either a declared orundeclared war as noted on the war veteran's DD-214. Upon the death of theholder of any veteran plates, the plates shall be transferred to the survivingspouse for the spouse's lifetime until he or she remarries.
(g) The "veteran" or "war veteran" described in subdivisions(f)(1)(i) or (ii) and (2) must have been honorably discharged from the armedforces of this nation in order to receive plates pursuant to this section and,for purposes of this section, a medical discharge or a general discharge shallbe deemed an honorable discharge.
(h) For the purpose of this section, "Gold Star Parent" meansa person who has lost a son or a daughter as a result of service with the armedforces of the United States of America; provided, the death was determined tobe in the line of duty.
(i) Veterans who have served in multiple conflicts areentitled to be issued, veterans' plates equal to the number of conflicts he orshe served in; provided, the plates are limited to the number of vehicles ownedby the veteran.
(j) A person shall be eligible for a veterans' plate if hisor her deceased spouse was eligible for a veterans' plate, notwithstanding thefact that the eligible deceased spouse died prior to the enactment of thissection in 1988.
§ 31-3-53 Veterans' plates. – (a) The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue for any motor vehicle eligiblefor registration as an automobile, or for any motorcycle eligible forregistration as a motorcycle, or for a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof ten thousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) or less, plates designated as"Veteran", "Purple Heart", and "Ex-POW" upon application on proper formsfurnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to veterans.Gold Star parents shall also be eligible for plates designated as "Veteran".
(b) The special plate designated "Veteran" shall be designedas follows;
(1) Letters and numbers shall be blue in a white backgroundwith the words "Rhode Island" clearly visible at the top center of the plateand the word "Veteran" visible at the bottom center of the plate.
(2) The background will be a red, white and blue wavingAmerican Flag.
(3) On the top right corner will be a decal with the militarybranch of the service in which the Veteran served (Army, Navy, Air Force,Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, and Gold Star Parent).
(4) For war veterans a white decal with blue letters with thewords "War Veteran" placed under the military branch decal on the right side ofthe plate above the validation sticker.
(c) The applicant shall be required to pay a service chargeof twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) foreach plate.
(d) The applicant shall be entitled to a plate for eachvehicle owned by the applicant upon payment of an additional service chargeand/or transfer charge for each vehicle.
(e) The owner of a motor vehicle eligible for registration asa commercial vehicle and having a gross weight of ten thousand one pounds(10,001 lbs.) or less that is issued veteran plates shall continue to pay theappropriate commercial registration fee for those plates. The owner of a motorvehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof six thousand three hundred pounds (6,300 lbs.) but not more than tenthousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) shall sign an affidavit at the time ofapplication for said plates stating that the vehicle is to be used for personaluse only.
(f) For the purposes of this section, a "veteran" shall bedefined as any person who has served on active duty in the armed forces of theUnited States. The term "veteran" shall also include members of the NationalGuard and Reserves: (i) called to active duty authorized by the President ofthe United States or the Secretary of Defense; or (ii) who have twenty (20)years of service with a letter and record of separation of service.
(2) For the purposes of this section "War Veteran" shall bedefined as any veteran of any conflict or undeclared war who has earned acampaign ribbon or expeditionary medal for service in either a declared orundeclared war as noted on the war veteran's DD-214. Upon the death of theholder of any veteran plates, the plates shall be transferred to the survivingspouse for the spouse's lifetime until he or she remarries.
(g) The "veteran" or "war veteran" described in subdivisions(f)(1)(i) or (ii) and (2) must have been honorably discharged from the armedforces of this nation in order to receive plates pursuant to this section and,for purposes of this section, a medical discharge or a general discharge shallbe deemed an honorable discharge.
(h) For the purpose of this section, "Gold Star Parent" meansa person who has lost a son or a daughter as a result of service with the armedforces of the United States of America; provided, the death was determined tobe in the line of duty.
(i) Veterans who have served in multiple conflicts areentitled to be issued, veterans' plates equal to the number of conflicts he orshe served in; provided, the plates are limited to the number of vehicles ownedby the veteran.
(j) A person shall be eligible for a veterans' plate if hisor her deceased spouse was eligible for a veterans' plate, notwithstanding thefact that the eligible deceased spouse died prior to the enactment of thissection in 1988.
§ 31-3-53 Veterans' plates. – (a) The registrar of motor vehicles shall issue for any motor vehicle eligiblefor registration as an automobile, or for any motorcycle eligible forregistration as a motorcycle, or for a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof ten thousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) or less, plates designated as"Veteran", "Purple Heart", and "Ex-POW" upon application on proper formsfurnished by the administrator of the division of motor vehicles to veterans.Gold Star parents shall also be eligible for plates designated as "Veteran".
(b) The special plate designated "Veteran" shall be designedas follows;
(1) Letters and numbers shall be blue in a white backgroundwith the words "Rhode Island" clearly visible at the top center of the plateand the word "Veteran" visible at the bottom center of the plate.
(2) The background will be a red, white and blue wavingAmerican Flag.
(3) On the top right corner will be a decal with the militarybranch of the service in which the Veteran served (Army, Navy, Air Force,Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines, and Gold Star Parent).
(4) For war veterans a white decal with blue letters with thewords "War Veteran" placed under the military branch decal on the right side ofthe plate above the validation sticker.
(c) The applicant shall be required to pay a service chargeof twenty dollars ($20.00) and a transfer charge of five dollars ($5.00) foreach plate.
(d) The applicant shall be entitled to a plate for eachvehicle owned by the applicant upon payment of an additional service chargeand/or transfer charge for each vehicle.
(e) The owner of a motor vehicle eligible for registration asa commercial vehicle and having a gross weight of ten thousand one pounds(10,001 lbs.) or less that is issued veteran plates shall continue to pay theappropriate commercial registration fee for those plates. The owner of a motorvehicle eligible for registration as a commercial vehicle having a gross weightof six thousand three hundred pounds (6,300 lbs.) but not more than tenthousand one pounds (10,001 lbs.) shall sign an affidavit at the time ofapplication for said plates stating that the vehicle is to be used for personaluse only.
(f) For the purposes of this section, a "veteran" shall bedefined as any person who has served on active duty in the armed forces of theUnited States. The term "veteran" shall also include members of the NationalGuard and Reserves: (i) called to active duty authorized by the President ofthe United States or the Secretary of Defense; or (ii) who have twenty (20)years of service with a letter and record of separation of service.
(2) For the purposes of this section "War Veteran" shall bedefined as any veteran of any conflict or undeclared war who has earned acampaign ribbon or expeditionary medal for service in either a declared orundeclared war as noted on the war veteran's DD-214. Upon the death of theholder of any veteran plates, the plates shall be transferred to the survivingspouse for the spouse's lifetime until he or she remarries.
(g) The "veteran" or "war veteran" described in subdivisions(f)(1)(i) or (ii) and (2) must have been honorably discharged from the armedforces of this nation in order to receive plates pursuant to this section and,for purposes of this section, a medical discharge or a general discharge shallbe deemed an honorable discharge.
(h) For the purpose of this section, "Gold Star Parent" meansa person who has lost a son or a daughter as a result of service with the armedforces of the United States of America; provided, the death was determined tobe in the line of duty.
(i) Veterans who have served in multiple conflicts areentitled to be issued, veterans' plates equal to the number of conflicts he orshe served in; provided, the plates are limited to the number of vehicles ownedby the veteran.
(j) A person shall be eligible for a veterans' plate if hisor her deceased spouse was eligible for a veterans' plate, notwithstanding thefact that the eligible deceased spouse died prior to the enactment of thissection in 1988.
