186.041 Special military-related license plates. - Kentucky Statutes

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186.041 Special military-related license plates. (1) Each initial and renewal application by a person who meets the criteria of paragraph (a) of this section and each initial application by a person who meets the criteria of
paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section for a special military license plate shall be
accompanied by proof that the person is associated with the United States Army,
United States Navy, United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, United
States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, Kentucky National
Guard, Merchant Marines with service between December 7, 1941, and August 15,
1945, or Civil Air Patrol in one (1) of the following ways:
(a) An active component member;
(b) A retired member; or
(c) A veteran who received a discharge under honorable conditions, or the veteran's widow and:
1. Performed twenty-four (24) months of active-duty service; 2. Received an early release due to injuries or other medical condition, or
at the convenience of the service; 3. Received a hardship discharge; 4. Was separated or retired due to a disability; or 5. Was determined to have a service-connected disability incurred during
the enlistment. (2) The member, retired member, veteran, or reservist may purchase an unlimited number of special military-related license plates described in subsection (1) of this
section, annually for vehicles they own or lease. A disabled veterans license plate
shall expire on July 31. (3) A recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross shall be eligible for a Service Cross license plate upon submission of an application
to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs. The recipient shall be required to
include with the initial application for a Service Cross license plate a copy of the
general order that authorized the award and the recipient's Department of Defense
form number 214. The Department of Veterans' Affairs shall verify the
documentation submitted with the application for a Service Cross license plate, and
if the individual applying for the plate is confirmed to be a recipient of the
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross, the Department of
Veterans' Affairs shall submit the applicant's name to the Transportation Cabinet's
Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing not later than September 1 preceding the year
that the Service Cross license plate is to be initially issued or renewed. When the
Service Cross license plate is ready, the plate shall be sent to the county clerk in the
county of the applicant's residence. The Transportation Cabinet's Division of Motor
Vehicle Licensing shall inform each applicant in writing that the Service Cross
license plate is ready and may be picked up at the county clerk's office. The
Transportation Cabinet shall prescribe the type of application form required by this
subsection and shall supply the Department of Veterans' Affairs with the application
form required by this subsection. (4) A person who is a former prisoner of the enemy during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, or the spouse of a deceased former prisoner
of war, shall be eligible for a former prisoner of war license plate by submitting
written proof from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or other
appropriate federal agency stating the period of time the person or person's spouse
was a prisoner of war. If a former prisoner of war dies with a vehicle licensed as
authorized under this section, the person's surviving spouse may retain the license
plate for use on the same vehicle or on another vehicle that complies with KRS
186.164(7). (5) A person who is certified by the Kentucky chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association as being a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor shall be eligible for a
Pearl Harbor license plate and shall be required to attach to the special military-
related license plate application written evidence from the Kentucky chapter of the
Pearl Harbor Survivors Association that the person:
(a) Was a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941;
(b) Was on station on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time, at Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu, or offshore at a
distance not to exceed three (3) miles; (c) Was discharged honorably from the United States Armed Forces; and
(d) Is certified by the Kentucky chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. (6) A person who is eligible to receive a Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plate under KRS 186.164(15)(a) may receive up to two (2)
Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license plates free of
charge and may purchase additional license plates by paying the same fee as for
special military-related plates issued under KRS 186.162(2)(d) annually for vehicles
he or she owns or leases. (7) The surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient, or a Kentucky National Guard member or a retired member, who possessed a vehicle licensed with the Purple
Heart recipient special license plate or the Kentucky National Guard special license
plate, may retain the license plate for use on the same vehicle or another vehicle that
complies with KRS 186.164(7). The surviving spouse may renew the license plate
indefinitely, provided the appropriate registration fee is paid annually. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch 14, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010; ch. 33, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2010; and ch. 113, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008; and ch. 49, sec. 1, effective
July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. --
Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005
Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 5, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 30,
sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 347, sec. 1, effective
July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001; and
ch. 45, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Repealed and reenacted 2000 Ky. Acts
ch. 453, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 35,
effective July 15, 1994; ch. 416, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 428, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994.