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1999 SESSION


CHAPTER 883
An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-743, 46.2-749.3, and 46.2-749.4 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 sections numbered 46.2-749.12 through 46.2-749.17, relating to special license plates.
[S 720]
Approved March 29, 1999

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 46.2-743, 46.2-749.3, and 46.2-749.4 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 sections numbered 46.2-749.12 through 46.2-749.17 as follows:

§ 46.2-743. Special license plates for certain veterans.

A. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is an honorably discharged former member of one of the armed forces of the United States, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.

B. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is an on active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired member of from the United States Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design incorporates an emblem of the military service of which the applicant is an active duty or retired member.

C. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of World War II, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of World War II.

D. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of the Korean War, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of the Korean War.

E. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of the Vietnam War, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of the Vietnam War.

F. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of those military operations.

G. The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under subsection A, C, D, or E of this section.

§ 46.2-749.3. Special license plates for clean special fuel vehicles.

The owner of any pickup truck, panel truck, or motor vehicle designed and used for the transportation of passengers, except a motorcycle, which that may utilize clean special fuel may purchase special license plates indicating the motor vehicle utilizes clean special fuels. Upon receipt of an application, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to the owners of such vehicles. Notwithstanding § 46.2-725, for license plates issued under this section prior to July 1, 1998, the Commissioner shall charge only the prescribed cost of state license plates, and no additional fee shall be charged.

For those motor vehicles required by law to display official government-use license plates, the Commissioner shall provide by regulation for the issuance, display, and fee for issuance of an alternative device indicating that the vehicle displaying the device is a clean special fuel vehicle. For the purposes of § 33.1-46.2, vehicles displaying such a device as provided in such regulation shall be treated as vehicles displaying special license plates issued under this section.

§ 46.2-749.4. Special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of certain localities.

On receipt of a minimum of 350 paid applications therefor, the Commissioner may design and issue special license plates whose design incorporates the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of any county, town, or city.

The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars plus the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid to the locality whose seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype appears on the plate. These funds shall be paid to the affected localities annually and may be used as provided by the local governing body.

§ 46.2-749.12. Special license plates; members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES).

On receipt of an application therefor and presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES), the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.

§ 46.2-749.13. Special license plates; members of the Virginia State Police Alumni, Inc.

On receipt of an application, presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member of the Virginia State Police Alumni, Inc., the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members of the Virginia State Police Alumni, Inc.

§ 46.2-749.14. Special license plates; Oceana Naval Air Station.

On receipt of an application therefor, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates bearing the legend: OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION.

§ 46.2-749.15. Special license plates; supporters of Operation Wildflower; fees.

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of Operation Wildflower.

B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Operation Wildflower Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Virginia Department of Transportation and used to support its Operation Wildflower program.

§ 46.2-749.16. Special license plates; supporters of the Boy Scouts of America.

On receipt of an application therefor, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of the Boy Scouts of America.

§ 46.2-749.17. Special license plates; Virginia lighthouses.

On receipt of an application therefor, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates celebrating Virginia lighthouses.