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1999 SESSION

996728655
SENATE BILL NO. 720
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
(Proposed by the Senate Committee on Transportation
on February 4, 1999)
(Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Edwards)
A BILL to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia and to amend the Code of Virginia by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-749.12, relating to special license plates; active duty, honorably discharged, and retired members of the armed forces; members of the Amateur Radio Emergency Service.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted and that the Code of Virginia is amended by adding in Article 10 of Chapter 6 of Title 46.2 a section numbered 46.2-749.12 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 from, 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.

§ 46.2-749.12. 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.