2020 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 4 - Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Part 2 - Special License Plates
§ 55-4-265. Blue Star Family

Universal Citation: TN Code § 55-4-265 (2020)
  1. The department shall issue to each eligible person in the state whose spouse, parent, sibling or child is serving in the armed forces of the United States at the time of application, a blue star family military license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c), upon the applicant complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204.
  2. The Blue Star family plate shall include an identification legend distinctive to Blue Star families. The legend shall read “Blue Star Family.” The registration number of the plate shall include the letters “BS” and a unique identifying number. The plates shall be designed in consultation with the department of veterans services.
  3. Eligibility for Blue Star family plates shall be determined by the department by consulting appropriate documentation from the department of veterans services.
  4. Additional license plates may be obtained by any eligible person upon payment of the regular license fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111, plus the payment of a fee equal to the cost of actually producing the plate pursuant to § 55-4-204(c).

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