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186.041 Special military-related license plates.
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Each initial and renewal application by a person who meets the criteria of
paragraph (a) of this section and each initial application by a person who meets
the criteria of paragraph (b), (c), or (d) of this section for a special military
license plate shall be accompanied by proof that the person is associated with
the United States Army, United States Navy, United States Air Force, United
States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard
Auxiliary, Kentucky National Guard, Merchant Marines with service between
December 7, 1941, and August 15, 1945, or Civil Air Patrol in one (1) of the
following ways:
(a) An active component member;
(b) A retired member;
(c) A member of the National Guard or Reserve component who has
completed his or her term of service, or has retired with a minimum of
twenty (20) years of service; or
(d) A veteran who received a discharge under honorable conditions, or the
veteran's widow and:
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Performed one hundred eighty (180) days of active-duty service;
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Received an early release due to injuries or other medical condition,
or at the convenience of the service;
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Received a hardship discharge;
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Was separated or retired due to a disability; or
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Was determined to have a service-connected disability incurred
during the enlistment.
The member, retired member, veteran, or reservist may purchase an unlimited
number of special military-related license plates described in subsection (1) of
this section, annually for vehicles they own or lease. A disabled veterans
license plate shall expire on July 31.
A recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross
shall be eligible for a Service Cross license plate upon submission of an
application to the Kentucky Department of Veterans' Affairs. The recipient shall
be required to include with the initial application for a Service Cross license
plate a copy of the general order that authorized the award and the recipient's
Department of Defense form number 214. The Department of Veterans' Affairs
shall verify the documentation submitted with the application for a Service
Cross license plate, and if the individual applying for the plate is confirmed to
be a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force
Cross, the Department of Veterans' Affairs shall submit the applicant's name to
the Transportation Cabinet's Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing not later than
September 1 preceding the year that the Service Cross license plate is to be
initially issued or renewed. When the Service Cross license plate is ready, the
plate shall be sent to the county clerk in the county of the applicant's residence.
The Transportation Cabinet's Division of Motor Vehicle Licensing shall inform
each applicant in writing that the Service Cross license plate is ready and may
be picked up at the county clerk's office. The Transportation Cabinet shall
prescribe the type of application form required by this subsection and shall
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supply the Department of Veterans' Affairs with the application form required by
this subsection.
A person who is a former prisoner of the enemy during World War I, World War
II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War, or the spouse of a deceased former
prisoner of war, shall be eligible for a former prisoner of war license plate by
submitting written proof from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
or other appropriate federal agency stating the period of time the person or
person's spouse was a prisoner of war. If a former prisoner of war dies with a
vehicle licensed as authorized under this section, the person's surviving
spouse may retain the license plate for use on the same vehicle or on another
vehicle that complies with KRS 186.164(7).
A person who is certified by the Kentucky chapter of the Pearl Harbor
Survivors Association as being a survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor shall be
eligible for a Pearl Harbor license plate and shall be required to attach to the
special military-related license plate application written evidence from the
Kentucky chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association that the person:
(a) Was a member of the United States Armed Forces on December 7, 1941;
(b) Was on station on December 7, 1941, during the hours of 7:55 a.m. to
9:45 a.m., Hawaii time, at Pearl Harbor, the island of Oahu, or offshore at
a distance not to exceed three (3) miles;
(c) Was discharged honorably from the United States Armed Forces; and
(d) Is certified by the Kentucky chapter of the Pearl Harbor Survivors
Association.
A person who is eligible to receive a Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or
Gold Star Spouses license plate under KRS 186.164(15)(a) may receive up to
two (2) Gold Star Mothers, Gold Star Fathers, or Gold Star Spouses license
plates free of charge and may purchase additional license plates by paying the
same fee as for special military-related plates issued under KRS 186.162(2)(d)
annually for vehicles he or she owns or leases.
The surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient, or a Kentucky National Guard
member or a retired member, who possessed a vehicle licensed with the
Purple Heart recipient special license plate or the Kentucky National Guard
special license plate, may retain the license plate for use on the same vehicle
or another vehicle that complies with KRS 186.164(7). The surviving spouse
may renew the license plate indefinitely, provided the appropriate registration
fee is paid annually.
A person who is attending or who is a graduate of the United States Air Force
Academy, the United States Military Academy, the United States Naval
Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, or the United States
Merchant Marine Academy shall be eligible for a special military service
academy license plate. A special military service academy license plate under
this subsection shall use the same plate template as the standard special
military license plate under subsection (1) of this section, with stickers to
identify the various service academies. The Transportation Cabinet shall
promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A to
establish the proof required to demonstrate current attendance at or graduation
from a service academy. An eligible applicant may receive up to two (2) special
military service academy license plates.
Effective:June 29, 2017
History: Amended 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 137, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017. -Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 91, sec. 1, effective January 1, 2015. -- Amended
2010 Ky. Acts ch 14, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010; ch. 33, sec. 2, effective July
15, 2010; and ch. 113, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2008 Ky.
Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2008; and ch. 49, sec. 1, effective July 15,
2008. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 39, sec. 2, effective June 26, 2007. -Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended
2005 Ky. Acts ch. 133, sec. 5, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky.
Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 347,
sec. 1, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts ch. 37, sec. 1,
effective June 21, 2001; and ch. 45, sec. 1, effective June 21, 2001. -- Repealed
and reenacted 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 453, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2000. -Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 405, sec. 35, effective July 15, 1994; ch. 416, sec.
3, effective July 15, 1994; and ch. 428, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1994.
Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 60, sec. 1, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended
1988 Ky. Acts ch. 150, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1986 Ky.
Acts ch. 457, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 203,
sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 1,
effective June 19, 1976; and ch. 133, sec. 5, effective June 19, 1976. -Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 74, Art. IV, sec. 20(9). -- Created 1970 Ky. Acts ch.
191, sec. 1.
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