2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 75 - VEHICLES
Chapter 13 - Registration of Vehicles
1365 - Gold Star Family plate.

     § 1365.  Gold Star Family plate.
        (a)  General rule.--Upon application of a family member of a
     person who was killed while serving on active duty in the
     military, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition
     to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the
     department shall require, the department shall issue to the
     family member a special registration plate designating the
     vehicle so licensed as belonging to a family member of a person
     who was killed while serving on active duty in the military. The
     department shall design and produce the special registration
     plate carrying the Service Flag Gold Star rimmed with blue which
     represents sacrifice to the cause of liberty and freedom. The
     words "Gold Star Family" shall be clearly displayed along the
     bottom of the plate. The special registration plate may be used
     only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight
     of not more than 10,000 pounds.
        (b)  Documentation required.--An applicant for a Gold Star
     Family plate shall certify on a form approved by the department
     that the applicant is a family member of a person who was killed
     while serving on active duty in the military.
        (c)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "family
     member" includes the following:
            (1)  Widow.
            (2)  Widower.
            (3)  Mother.
            (4)  Father.
            (5)  Stepmother.
            (6)  Stepfather.
            (7)  Mother through adoption.
            (8)  Father through adoption.
            (9)  Foster mother in loco parentis.
            (10)  Foster father in loco parentis.
            (11)  Son.
            (12)  Daughter.
            (13)  Stepson.
            (14)  Stepdaughter.
            (15)  Son by adoption.
            (16)  Daughter by adoption.
            (17)  Brother.
            (18)  Sister.
            (19)  Half brother.
            (20)  Half sister.
     (Oct. 4, 2006, P.L.1143, No.117, eff. 60 days)

        2006 Amendment.  Act 117 added section 1365.