                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
STATES AND CERTAIN VETERANS; FEES (§ 46.2-743)

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.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license
plates under this subsection may also be issued special license plates under
this subsection.

B. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on
active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of
active duty service in, or has retired from the United States Marine Corps, the
Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Marine Corps. Unremarried surviving
spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this
subsection may also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

C. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on
active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of
active duty service in, or has retired from the United States Army, the
Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Army. Unremarried surviving spouses
of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may
also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

D. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on
active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of
active duty service in, or has retired from the United States Coast Guard, the
Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Coast Guard. Unremarried surviving
spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this
subsection may also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

E. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on
active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of
active duty service in, or has retired from the United States Navy, the
Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Navy. Unremarried surviving spouses
of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may
also be issued special license plates under this subsection. The annual fee for
plates issued pursuant to this subsection shall be $25 in addition to the
prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in
excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this subsection, $15 shall be paid
into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the
Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Fund established within the Department of
Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief
Society and used to support its operation and programs in Virginia. All other
fees imposed under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid to, and
received by, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles and paid by
him into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet
the necessary expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles.

F. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on
active duty with, has been honorably discharged after at least six months of
active duty service in, or has retired from the United States Air Force, the
Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Air Force. Unremarried surviving
spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this
subsection may also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

G. All special license plates that have been developed and issued pursuant to
subsection B, C, D, E, or F shall also be issued to applicants who can provide
documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicating that the
applicant has been designated disabled, and that his disability is
service-connected, and that he has been honorably discharged from a branch of
the Armed Forces of the United States.

H. 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. For each set of license plates issued under this
subsection, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of
state license plates, a one-time fee of $10 at the time the plates are issued.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license
plates under this subsection may also be issued special license plates under
this subsection.

I. 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. Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible
to receive special license plates under this subsection may also be issued
special license plates under this subsection.

J. 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. Unremarried surviving spouses of persons
eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may also be
issued special license plates under this subsection.

K. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a
veteran of the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, the Commissioner shall issue special
license plates to veterans of that campaign. For each set of license plates
issued under this subsection, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the
prescribed cost of state license plates, a one-time fee of $10 at the time the
plates are issued. Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive
special license plates under this subsection may also be issued special license
plates under this subsection.

L. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a
veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the Commissioner shall issue special license
plates to veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Unremarried surviving spouses of
persons eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may
also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

M. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a
veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom, the Commissioner shall issue special
license plates to veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom. Unremarried surviving
spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this
subsection may also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

N. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a
member of the Virginia Defense Force, the Commissioner shall issue special
license plates to members of the Virginia Defense Force. Unremarried surviving
spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this
subsection may also be issued special license plates under this subsection.

O. 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.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license
plates under this subsection may also be issued special license plates under
this subsection.

P. The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of &#xA7; 46.2-725 shall not apply
to license plates issued under subsections F, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O.

HISTORY: 1985, c. 162, § 46.1-105.11; 1987, c. 696; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 747;
1996, c. 1026; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 1999, cc. 883, 907; 2000, cc. 75, 190; 2002,
cc. 90, 864; 2005, cc. 264, 273, 929; 2006, c. 437; 2008, Sp. Sess. II, c. 4;
2009, c. 679; 2011, cc. 572, 586; 2012, c. 379; 2013, c. 478; 2014, cc. 270,
483; 2022, c. 107; 2023, c. 539; 2024, c. 188.