Virginia SB 212: License plates, special; issuance to members of United States Navy.

Bill Text

VIRGINIAACTSOFASSEMBLY--2022SESSION
CHAPTER107
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia, relating to special license plates;
United States Navy; Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Fund.
[S212]
ApprovedApril6,2022
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §46.2-743 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 46.2-743. Special license plates for active duty members of the armed forces of the United
States and certain veterans; fees.
A. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is an honorably discharged
former member of one of the armed forces of the United States, the Commissioner shall issue to the
applicant special license plates.
B. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on active duty with, has
been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired from the
United States Marine Corps, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose
design incorporates an emblem of the United States Marine Corps. Unremarried surviving spouses of
persons eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may also be issued special license
plates under this subsection.
C. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on active duty with, has
been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired from the
United States Army, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Army.
D. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on active duty with, has
been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired from the
United States Coast Guard, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose
design incorporates an emblem of the United States Coast Guard. Unremarried surviving spouses of
persons eligible to receive special license plates under this subsection may also be issued special license
plates under this subsection.
E. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is on active duty with, has
been honorably discharged after at least six months of active duty service in, or has retired from the
United States Navy, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates whose design
incorporates an emblem of the United States Navy. Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to
receive special license plates under this subsection may also be issued special license plates under this
subsection. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this subsection shall be $25 in addition to the
prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations
pursuant to this subsection, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special
nonreverting fund known as the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society Fund established within the
Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
and used to support its operation and programs in Virginia. All other fees imposed under the provisions
of this subsection shall be paid to, and received by, the Commissioner of the Department of Motor
Vehicles and paid by him into the state treasury and set aside as a special fund to be used to meet the
necessary expenses incurred by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
F. All special license plates that have been developed and issued pursuant to subsection B, C, or D,
or E shall also be issued to applicants who can provide documentation from the U.S. Department of
Veterans Affairs indicating that the applicant has been designated disabled, and that his disability is
service-connected, and that he has been honorably discharged from a branch of the armed forces of the
United States.
F. G. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of World War
II, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of World War II. For each set of
license plates issued under this subsection, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed
cost of state license plates, a one-time fee of $10 at the time the plates are issued.
G. H. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of the Korean
War, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of the Korean War.
H. I. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of the Vietnam
War, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of the Vietnam War.
I. J. On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a veteran of the
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to veterans of that
campaign. For each set of license plates issued under this subsect