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1999 SESSION

991304655
SENATE BILL NO. 720
Offered January 13, 1999
Prefiled October 13, 1998
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates for active duty, honorably discharged, and retired members of the armed forces.
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Patron-- Edwards
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Referred to Committee on Transportation
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted 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 active duty, honorably discharged, or retired member of 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.