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2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-739. Special license plates for certain disabled veterans; fees

A. On receipt of an application, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to applicants who are veterans who have been certified by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to have a service-connected disability or unremarried surviving spouses of disabled veterans as defined in § 46.2-100. Any special license plate issued to a disabled veteran pursuant to this subsection may be transferred, upon his death, to his unremarried surviving spouse. These license plates shall be special permanent red, white, and blue license plates bearing the letters "DV." The application shall be accompanied by a certification from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs that the veteran's disability is service-connected. License plates issued under this subsection shall not permit the vehicles upon which they are displayed to use parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk.
B. On receipt of an application, the Commissioner shall issue special DV disabled parking license plates displaying the international symbol of access in the same size as the numbers and letters on the plate and in a color that contrasts to the background to veterans who are also persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk as defined in § 46.2-100. The Commissioner shall require that such application be accompanied by a certification signed by a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, licensed chiropractor, licensed advanced practice registered nurse, or licensed physician assistant to that effect. Special DV disabled parking license plates issued under this subsection shall authorize the vehicles upon which they are displayed to use parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities that limit or impair their ability to walk.
C. No annual registration fee, as prescribed in § 46.2-694, and no annual fee, as set forth in subdivision B 3 of § 46.2-725, shall be required for any one motor vehicle owned and used personally by any disabled veteran as defined in § 46.2-100 or the unremarried surviving spouse of such disabled veteran, provided that such vehicle displays license plates issued under this section.
D. The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
1972, c. 80, § 46.1-149.1; 1976, c. 410; 1977, c. 167; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 866; 1995, c. 747; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2007, c. 715; 2015, c. 457; 2022, c. 20; 2023, c. 183.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-740. Special license plates for survivors of Battle of Chosin Reservoir

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a survivor of the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to the applicant.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1987, c. 669, § 46.1-105.17; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 747; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-741. Special license plates for survivors of attack on Pearl Harbor; fees

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 and, while serving in the armed forces of the United States, was present during the attack on the island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, between the hours of 7:55 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates identifying the vehicle as registered to a Pearl Harbor survivor.
For each set of license plates issued under this section, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, a one-time fee of ten dollars at the time the plates are issued.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1987, c. 467, § 46.1-105.16; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 747; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-742. Special license plates for persons awarded Purple Heart; fee

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant has been awarded the Purple Heart, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
No fee shall be charged for license plates issued under this section to any one motor vehicle owned and used personally by any applicant. For each additional set of license plates issued to an applicant under this section, the Commissioner shall charge the prescribed fee for state license plates.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
The design of license plates issued under this section to persons who have been awarded multiple decorations shall reflect the number of such decorations.
1987, cc. 466, 472, § 46.1-105.15; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 914; 1995, c. 747; 1996, cc. 922, 1026; 2004, c. 747; 2008, c. 614; 2011, c. 436.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-742.1. Special license plates for persons awarded the Bronze Star, Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, or the Silver Star; fee

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant has been awarded a Bronze Star, Bronze Star with a "V" for valor, or Silver Star Medal, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
For each set of license plates issued under this section, other than those that reflect the Bronze Star, the Commissioner shall charge the prescribed cost of state license plates. For Bronze Star license plates, 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.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
The design of license plates issued under this section to persons who have been awarded multiple decorations shall reflect the number of such decorations.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1992, c. 577; 1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 1999, c. 907; 2002, c. 864; 2004, c. 747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-742.2. Special license plates for persons awarded the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, or the Distinguished Flying Cross with a "V" for Valor

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant has been awarded the Navy Cross, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Air Force Cross, the Distinguished Flying Cross, or the Distinguished Flying Cross with a "V" for Valor, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
The design of license plates issued under this section to persons who have been awarded multiple decorations shall reflect the number of such decorations.
For each set of license plates issued under this section, other than those that reflect the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Commissioner shall charge the prescribed cost of state license plates. For Distinguished Flying Cross license plates, 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.
1994, cc. 228, 301; 1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2004, c. 747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-742.4. Special license plates for persons awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant has been awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2004, c. 984; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-744. Special license plates for members of National Guard; fees

On receipt of an application and written confirmation that the applicant is a member of the National Guard, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
No fee shall be charged for license plates issued under this section to a member of the Virginia National Guard for any one motor vehicle owned and used personally by the applicant, unless the plates bear reserved numbers or letters as provided for in § 46.2-726. In this latter case, the fee for the issuance of license plates shall be the same as for those issued under § 46.2-726. For each additional set of license plates issued to an applicant under this section, the Commissioner shall charge the prescribed fee for state license plates.
The fee for members of non-Virginia National Guard units shall be ten dollars per year plus the prescribed cost for state license plates, unless the plates bear reserved numbers or letters as provided for in § 46.2-726. In this latter case, such license plates shall be subject to an additional charge of ten dollars per year for the reserved numbers or letters.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1981, c. 355, § 46.1-105.9; 1982, c. 85; 1989, c. 727; 1995, cc. 252, 747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 153; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745. Special license plates for persons awarded the Medal of Honor; fees

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the armed services that the applicant has been awarded the Medal of Honor, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to such persons and to unremarried surviving spouses of such persons. No fee shall be charged for the issuance of these license plates.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
The design of license plates issued under this section to persons who have been awarded multiple decorations shall reflect the number of such decorations.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1980, c. 55, § 46.1-105.8; 1989, c. 727; 1995, c. 747; 2004, c. 747.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745.1. Special license plates for persons awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Airman's Medal, the Army Soldier's Medal, or the Coast Guard Medal

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the armed services of the United States that the applicant has been awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, the Airman's Medal, the Army Soldier's Medal, or the Coast Guard Medal, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to such persons. For each set of license plates issued under this section, 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2019, c. 74; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745.2. Special license plates for persons awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the armed services that the applicant has been awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to such persons.
For each set of plates issued under this section, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, an annual fee of $10.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2019, c. 194; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745.3. Special license plates for persons awarded the Air Medal

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the United States Armed Forces that the applicant has been awarded the United States Air Medal, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates for persons awarded the Air Medal to such person.
For each set of plates issued under this section, the Commissioner shall charge a $10 annual special license plate fee in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section upon application.
2020, c. 970.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745.4. Special license plates for persons awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal, or the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the armed services that the applicant has been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Marine Corps Distinguished Service Medal, or the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to such persons.
For each set of plates issued under this section, 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-745.5. Special license plates for persons awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal or the Defense Superior Service Medal

On receipt of an application and written confirmation from one of the armed services that the applicant has been awarded the Defense Distinguished Service Medal or the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to such persons.
For each set of plates issued under this section, 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.
It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a person described in this section to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special license plates herein provided for.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 145.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746. Special license plates for former prisoners of war; fees

On receipt of an application and written evidence from one of the armed forces that the applicant was a prisoner of war and was honorably discharged, if not currently a member of the armed forces, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to persons who have been prisoners of the enemy in any war. No fee shall be charged for license plates issued under the provisions of this section.
It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and falsely represent himself as having the qualifications to obtain the special plates provided for in this section.
No individual shall be issued special license plates under this section for more than one vehicle.
On presentation of appropriate written evidence from the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, special license plates provided for in this section shall also be issued by the Commissioner to persons who were not members of the armed forces.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
1977, c. 164, § 46.1-105.7; 1978, c. 605; 1981, c. 125; 1982, c. 199; 1987, c. 146; 1989, c. 727; 1994, c. 127; 1995, c. 747.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.1. Special license plates for members of military assault forces

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is or has been, while serving in the armed forces of the United States, a member of a military assault force, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates. For the purposes of this section, a military assault force is a unit or element of the armed forces of the United States engaged in or charged with the invasion or capture of territory under the control of enemy forces.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1991, c. 108; 1995, c. 747; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.2:2. Special license plates; members and former members of the 173rd Airborne Brigade

On receipt of an application therefor and presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member or former member of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
No license plates shall be issued under this section unless and until a one-time fee of $3,500 shall have been paid to the Commissioner.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1999, c. 907; 2002, c. 864; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.2:3. Members and former members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Old Guard)

On receipt of an application therefor and presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member or former member of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Old Guard), the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members and former members of the 3rd Infantry Regiment (Old Guard).
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2003, c. 921; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.2:4. Members of the Special Forces Association; fee

On receipt of an application therefor and presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member of the Special Forces Association, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
No license plates provided for in this section shall be issued unless and until the Commissioner receives at least 50 prepaid applications therefor and payment of a one-time fee of $3,500, less the total amount of $10 annual fees collected from the prepaid applications received.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2003, cc. 921, 932; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.2:6. Special license plates; members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization

On receipt of an application therefor and presentation of written evidence that the applicant is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to the applicant.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
2005, c. 273; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.3. Special license plates for members or veterans of certain military reserve organizations

The Commissioner, on application therefor, shall issue special license plates to members or veterans of the Air Force Reserve, the Army Reserve, the Coast Guard Reserve, the Marine Reserve, and the Naval Reserve. Such special license plates may, when feasible, bear decals or stickers identifying the reserve organization of which the applicant is or was a member.
The provisions of subdivision B 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 2004, c. 747; 2018, c. 119; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.4. Special license plates for members of certain military veterans' organizations

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a member of any of the following military veterans' organizations, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to the members of the following organizations: the Legion of Valor of the USA, the Marine Corps League, the Retired Officers Association, the Veterans of the Battle of Iwo Jima, and the Vietnam Veterans of America.
The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 of subsection B of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued to members of the Legion of Valor of the USA under this section.
1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2000, cc. 75, 111; 2002, c. 90; 2003, c. 921; 2004, c. 984.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.5. Special license plates for National Guard retirees; fees

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a retired member of the National Guard, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to National Guard retirees.
No fee shall be charged for license plates issued under the provisions of this section to retired members of the Virginia National Guard.
The fee for non-Virginia National Guard retirees shall be $10 per year plus the prescribed cost for state license plates, unless the plates bear reserved numbers or letters as provided for in § 46.2-726. In this latter case, such license plates shall be subject to an additional charge of $10 per year for the reserved numbers or letters.
Unremarried surviving spouses of persons eligible to receive special license plates under this section may also be issued special license plates under this section.
1995, c. 747; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 128; 2023, c. 539.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.7. Special license plates for members of certain civic and fraternal organizations

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a member of such organization, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members of the following organizations: the Exchange Club, the Jaycees, the Kiwanis, the Lions of Virginia, Rotary International, Ruritan National, the Freemasons, the Shriners, the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Knights of Columbus, and fraternities and sororities at institutions of higher education.
No license plates shall be developed and issued for fraternities or sororities at institutions of higher education until the Commissioner receives 350 or more prepaid applications and a design for each new series. All other license plates authorized under this section shall be subject to the development and issuance provisions of subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-725.
1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 1998, c. 175; 1999, c. 907; 2000, c. 75; 2002, cc. 90, 864; 2003, c. 925; 2004, cc. 717, 747; 2005, c. 908.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.8. Special license plates for members of certain occupational associations

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a member of such organization, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members of the Virginia Realtors and the Society of Certified Public Accountants.
1995, c. 747; 1997, cc. 774, 816; 1999, c. 907; 2000, c. 75; 2002, c. 90; 2003, cc. 295, 925; 2004, c. 717; 2007, cc. 172, 181; 2018, c. 161; 2019, cc. 80, 154.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.11. Special license plates for supporters of certain aviation education facilities; fees

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the following legend: NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special nonreverting fund known as the Aviation Education Facilities Fund, established within the Department of Accounts, for use by the Department of Aviation to support aviation education facilities located in the Commonwealth that are annexes of or affiliated with similar national facilities located in the nation's capital.
1998, cc. 286, 295.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-746.22. Special license plates; members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

On receipt of an application therefor and written evidence that the applicant is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. No logo or emblem of any description shall be displayed or incorporated into the design of license plates issued under this section.
1999, c. 902.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749. Issuance of license plates bearing seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of certain institutions of higher education; fees

A. On receipt of an application, the Commissioner may develop and issue for any accredited institution of higher education in the Commonwealth, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Commissioner and in accordance with an agreement between the institution and the Department, special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of that institution of higher education.
On receipt of a minimum of 350 prepaid applications and a design therefor, the Commissioner may develop and issue special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem or logotype of such institutions that are located outside Virginia, in accordance with policies and procedures established by the Commissioner and in accordance with an agreement between the institution and the Department.
For each set of license plates issued hereunder, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, an annual fee of $25.
B. Any institution of higher education that enters into an agreement with the Department pursuant to this section thereby waives any royalty fees to which it might otherwise be entitled for use of its seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype as provided in this section. However, any such institution located in Virginia shall annually receive an allocation of $15 for each set of license plates in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to the institution's agreement with the Department during the term of the agreement. The allocated funds shall be deposited by the Department into the state treasury and credited to the relevant institution to be used to support scholarships for eligible undergraduate students enrolled in the institution. Only students who (i) are bona fide domiciliaries of Virginia as defined in § 23.1-502 and (ii) are enrolled in educational programs whose primary purpose is not to provide religious training or theological education shall be eligible to receive such scholarships.
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia shall review and approve plans for each participating institution for the implementation of these scholarship programs. These plans shall include, but need not be limited to, criteria for the awarding of the scholarships and procedures for determining the recipients.
The provisions of subdivisions B 1 and 2 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section for any institution of higher education in the Commonwealth. The provisions of subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section for any institution of higher education located outside Virginia.
1988, c. 656, § 46.1-105.18; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 319; 1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 2004, c. 747.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.1. Special wildlife conservation plates

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the following legend: WILDLIFE CONSERVATIONIST.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars plus the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special fund known as the game protection fund.
1991, c. 113; 1995, c. 747.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.2. Special Chesapeake Bay preservation plates; fees; fund

A. There is hereby created in the state treasury a special nonreverting fund to be known as the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund (the Fund). The Fund shall be established on the books of the Comptroller. All funds received on its behalf from the sale of license plates issued pursuant to this section, and any gifts, donations, grants, bequests, and other funds received on its behalf, shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. Interest earned on moneys in the Fund shall remain in the Fund and be credited to it. Any moneys remaining in the Fund, including interest thereon, at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund but shall remain in the Fund.
B. Moneys in the Fund shall be used solely for the purposes of environmental education and restoration and conservation projects relating to the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Expenditures and disbursements from the Fund shall be made by the State Treasurer on warrants issued by the Comptroller upon written request signed by the Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Advisory Committee created pursuant to § 30-256.
C. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the legend FRIEND OF THE CHESAPEAKE.
D. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section 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 section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the Fund. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section 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.
1992, cc. 227, 323; 1995, cc. 747, 749, 823; 2018, c. 628.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.2:1. Special license plates for supporters of certain children's programs; fees

On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing, at the applicant's option, either (i) a heart, (ii) a five-pointed star, (iii) a child's handprint, or (iv) another design or device approved by the Commissioner.
The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars plus the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special fund known as the Children's Programs Support Fund for use as follows: one-half shall be paid into the Family and Children's Trust Fund and one-half shall be paid to the Department of Health for use by the Safe Kids Coalition.
1994, c. 914; 1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 922.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.2:2. Special license plates for Virginians for the Arts; fees

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the following legend: VIRGINIANS FOR THE ARTS.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section 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 section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special nonreverting fund known as the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fund established within the Department of Accounts, for use by the Virginia Commission for the Arts.
1996, cc. 922, 1026; 1997, c. 878; 2022, c. 437.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.2:7. Special license plates for supporters of dog and cat sterilization programs; fees

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of dog and cat sterilization programs.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section shall be twenty-five dollars in addition to the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such twenty-five-dollar fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, fifteen dollars shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Dog and Cat Sterilization Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the locality in which the vehicle is registered and shall be used by the localities to which they are paid to support sterilization programs for dogs and cats.
Each affected locality shall annually certify in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner that these funds have been or are being used to support sterilization programs for dogs and cats. If an affected locality does not have such a sterilization program, it shall (i) make the funds available to any private, nonprofit sterilization program for dogs and cats in that locality; (ii) return the funds to the Commissioner; or (iii) refuse the funds. Any funds refused, returned to the Commissioner, or otherwise not paid to an affected locality shall be distributed to other affected localities on a pro rata basis.
1996, c. 922.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.2:10. Special license plates for supporters of community traffic safety programs in the Commonwealth; fees

A. On receipt of an application and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates bearing the following legend: DRIVE SMART.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section 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 section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to the special nonreverting fund known as the Drive Smart Virginia Fund, established within the Department of Accounts, for use by Drive Smart Virginia to support its programs and activities in the Commonwealth.
1997, cc. 774, 816; 2005, cc. 244, 273.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.4. Special license plates bearing the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of counties, cities, and towns

A. On receipt of a minimum of 350 paid applications and a design therefor, the Commissioner may develop and issue special license plates whose design incorporates the seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype of any county, city, or town. However, in lieu of the minimum paid applications, a locality may elect to pay the initial issuance fee costs to the Commissioner and the Commissioner may develop and issue such special license plates immediately. If all affected localities agree as to its design, the Commissioner may develop and issue special license plates jointly for more than one locality. Each local governing body of the counties, cities, or towns involved in the design of the license plates shall agree as to the issuance fee and shall indicate to the Commissioner in writing whether the license plates issued shall be revenue sharing or nonrevenue sharing license plates.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section that are nonrevenue sharing license plates shall be $10 plus the prescribed fee for state license plates.
C. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section that are revenue sharing license plates shall be $25 plus the prescribed fee for state license plates. For each such $25 fee collected in excess of 1,000 registrations pursuant to this section, $15 shall be paid to the locality whose seal, symbol, emblem, or logotype appears on the plate. These funds shall be paid to the affected localities annually and may be used as provided by the local governing body. For license plates issued jointly for more than one locality, these funds shall be apportioned among the affected localities as agreed to with the Commissioner prior to issue.
The provisions of subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
1993, c. 560; 1995, c. 747; 1996, c. 1026; 1999, cc. 883, 907; 2003, c. 925; 2004, c. 747; 2005, c. 273; 2022, c. 54.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.4:4. Commemorative license plates for counties, cities, and towns

On receipt of a minimum of 350 prepaid applications and a proposed design therefor, the Commissioner may develop and issue special license plates commemorating the twenty-fifth or subsequent anniversary, in increments of 25 years, of the establishment of any county, city, or town in the Commonwealth.
The provisions of subdivision B 1 of § 46.2-725 shall not apply to license plates issued under this section.
The authority to issue each commemorative license plate under this section shall be valid for a period of five years from the date each such commemorative license plate is first issued.
2005, c. 294.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.5. Special license plates celebrating Virginia's tobacco heritage

A. On receipt of an application, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates celebrating Virginia's tobacco heritage. For each set of license plates issued under this section, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, an annual fee of $10.
B. License plates may be issued under this section for display on vehicles registered as trucks, as that term is defined in § 46.2-100, provided that no license plates are issued pursuant to this section for (i) vehicles operated for hire, except TNC partner vehicles as defined in § 46.2-2000; (ii) vehicles registered under the International Registration Plan; or (iii) vehicles registered as tow trucks or tractor trucks as defined in § 46.2-100. No permanent license plates without decals as authorized in subsection B of § 46.2-712 may be issued under this section. For each set of truck license plates issued under this subsection, the Commissioner shall charge, in addition to the prescribed cost of state license plates, an annual fee of $25.
1994, c. 914; 2009, c. 679; 2015, cc. 2, 3.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.7. Special license plates for supporters of Ducks Unlimited

A. On receipt of an application therefor, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to supporters of Ducks Unlimited.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section 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 section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Ducks Unlimited Wetlands Protection Program Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., and used to support its wetlands and waterfowl habitat protection programs in Virginia. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section 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.
1995, c. 747; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 276.
2023 Code of Virginia › Title 46.2 - Motor Vehicles › Chapter 6 - Titling and Registration of Motor Vehicles › § 46.2-749.7:3. Special license plates supporting education, charity, and scientific study for Virginia's Eastern Shore business community; fees

A. On receipt of an application therefor and payment of the fee prescribed by this section, and following the provisions of § 46.2-725, other than those relating to the fee for the plates and its disposition, the Commissioner shall issue to the applicant special license plates promoting tourism on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
B. The annual fee for plates issued pursuant to this section 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 section, $15 shall be paid into the state treasury and credited to a special nonreverting fund known as the Eastern Shore Foundation Fund, established within the Department of Accounts. These funds shall be paid annually to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation and used to support education, charity, and scientific study for Virginia's Eastern Shore business community. All other fees imposed under the provisions of this section 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.
1998, c. 381; 2014, c. 662.