(A) The Department of Motor Vehicles may issue "Silver Star" special license plates to owners of private passenger carrying motor vehicles, as defined in Section 56-3-630, or motorcycles as defined in Section 56-3-20, registered in their names who have been awarded the Silver Star. The motor vehicle owner must present the department with a DD214, or other official documentation that states that the owner received the Silver Star, along with the owner's application for this special license plate. The fee for this special license plate is the regular motor vehicle license fee contained in Article 5, Chapter 3 of this title. The license plates issued pursuant to this section must contain the words "combat veteran" and an illustration of the Silver Star.
(B) The production and issuance of this special license plate are exempt from the provisions contained in Section 56-3-8100.
HISTORY: 2008 Act No. 297, Section 7, eff upon approval (became law without the Governor's signature on June 12, 2008); 2016 Act No. 186 (H.3927), Section 4, eff May 25, 2017.