2005 Idaho Code - 49-415 — FORMER PRISONER OF WAR LICENSE PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-415.  FORMER PRISONER OF WAR LICENSE PLATES. (1) Any veteran, who was a
prisoner of war (POW) of an armed enemy of the United States during active
service in the armed forces of the United States, that service occurring
during any portion of a recognized war period enumerated in this section, and
who has been released or discharged from the armed forces under other than
dishonorable conditions, may upon application to the department, register and
receive for not more than two (2) motor vehicles, special former prisoner of
war license plates in lieu of regular license plates. The provisions of this
section shall not apply to any vehicle with a registered maximum gross weight
over twenty-six thousand (26,000) pounds.
    (2)  In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the plate fee
required in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Whenever a former prisoner of war
transfers or assigns his title or interest to a vehicle registered under this
section the registration shall expire, but the former prisoner of war may hold
the special plates and may have them transferred to another vehicle upon
payment of the required transfer fee provided in section 49-431, Idaho Code.
He may only display the plates after receipt of the new registration document
from the department.
    (3)  Former prisoner of war license plates shall bear the words "Former
Prisoner of War" and a declaration of the period of service, and shall in all
other respects be as provided by law.
    (4)  Recognized war periods for the purpose of this section shall be any
period of war recognized by the United States department of veterans affairs
for the purpose of awarding federal veterans benefits as may be defined in
title 38, U.S. code, chapter 1, section 101(11).
    (5)  Former prisoner of war license plates may be retained and displayed
on vehicles owned by the surviving spouse of a deceased former prisoner of
war. In addition, the surviving spouse of the deceased former prisoner of war
is eligible to reapply for and shall be issued former prisoner of war license
plates if the deceased former prisoner of war died on or after January 1 of
the five (5) years preceding the date of reapplication for the plates. Such
plates shall be used on a vehicle owned by the surviving spouse.