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32-5-109.1. Special plates for Pearl Harbor survivors--Application--Fees--Design--Surrender of distinctive plates. 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.

Source: SL 1986, ch 246, § 1; SL 1987, ch 218; SL 1989, ch 257, § 107; SL 2007, ch 173, § 33, eff. July 1, 2008; SL 2008, ch 153, § 3.