2005 Idaho Code - 49-418 — VETERANS PLATES

                                  TITLE  49
                                MOTOR VEHICLES
                                  CHAPTER 4
                          MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
    49-418.  VETERANS PLATES. (1) Any person who is the owner of a vehicle
registered under the provisions of section 49-402 or 49-434(1), Idaho Code,
may apply for and upon department approval receive special veterans 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. Availability of veterans plates for other
vehicles shall be subject to the rules, policies and procedures of the
department.
    (2)  Proof of being a current or former member of the United States armed
forces must be furnished to the department before special veterans plates will
be issued. Acceptable proof shall be a copy of form DD214 or an equivalent
document or statement from the department of veterans affairs.
    (3)  In addition to the regular registration fees required in section
49-402(1) or 49-434(1), Idaho Code, the applicant shall pay the initial
program fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and the annual program fee of
fifteen dollars ($15.00) as specified in section 49-402, Idaho Code, and the
plate fee specified in section 49-450, Idaho Code. Ten dollars ($10.00) of the
initial program fee and ten dollars ($10.00) of the annual program fee shall
be deposited in the state highway account and shall be used to fund the cost
of administration of this special license plate program. Fifteen dollars
($15.00) of the initial program fee and five dollars ($5.00) of the annual
program fee shall be deposited to the veterans cemetery maintenance fund
created in section 65-107, Idaho Code, and shall be used to operate and
maintain a state veterans cemetery.
    (4)  Whenever title or interest in a vehicle registered under the
provisions of this section is transferred or assigned, the owner may transfer
the special plates to another vehicle upon payment of the required transfer
fees. The owner may only display the plates on another vehicle upon receipt of
the new registration from the department.
    (5)  The veterans license plate design shall include the colors red, white
and blue, shall designate one (1) of the five (5) branches of military
service, and display either:
    (a)  The word "VETERAN"; or
    (b)  The name of a conflict or war period recognized by the United States
    department of veterans affairs for the purpose of awarding federal
    veterans benefits as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(11).
The license plate design shall comply with all applicable rules of the
department, and shall include a separate and distinct numbering system. The
design, color, and numbering system shall be subject to approval of the
department.
    (6)  Veterans license plates may be retained and displayed on vehicles
owned by the surviving spouse of a qualified veteran. In addition, the
surviving spouse of a deceased qualified veteran is eligible to reapply for
and shall be issued veterans license plates if the deceased qualified veteran
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.