2019 Delaware Code
Title 21 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 21. Registration of Vehicles
Subchapter II Plates
§ 2139I Special license plates for holders of Gold Star lapel buttons.
(a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in subsection (b) of this section may apply to the Department for assignment to that vehicle of a special Gold Star family registration number; provided, however, that the owner of the vehicle qualifies under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
(2) Special registration may be issued by the Department under this section if the applicant provides sufficient official documentation of being awarded a Gold Star lapel button by the United States Department of Defense in recognition of a close relative’s death while serving in the military.
(b) This section applies only to:
(1) A private passenger vehicle; or
(2) A truck with a 3/4-ton or less manufacturer’s rated capacity.
(c) No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration under this section.
(d) The Department shall reserve sufficient special license plates including the letters “GS” and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral “1” as are necessary to implement this section. In addition, any special license plate issued pursuant to this section shall include a gold star and the phrase “Gold Star Family”.
(e) Upon receipt by the Department of information that the individual to whom the special plate has been issued has died, the surviving spouse may transfer the plate to a vehicle owned by the spouse that meets the requirements of subsection (b) of this section as a valid registration plate. No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration. If no spouse exists, the Department shall write to the representative of that person’s estate, requesting that such plate be returned to the Department within 90 days.
76 Del. Laws, c. 204, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 7, § 1; 80 Del. Laws, c. 49, § 1.
