Alabama Administrative Code › Title 810 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE › Chapter 810-5-1 - VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 810-5-1-.232 - Military And Veteran Related License Plate Eligibility

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Certification
.
			 Alabama residents qualifying for military and veteran related categories or
			 Alabama Gold Star Family distinctive license plate(s) or tag(s) as provided in
			 Chapter 6 of Title 32,
Code of Ala. 1975
, must provide
			 the licensing official with the Form 00214 or other qualifying documentation as
			 prescribed by law or this rule as evidence of qualifications for the license
			 plate. If Form DO214 or other qualifying documentation prescribed by law or as
			 provided in this rule is unavailable, the applicant must provide the licensing
			 official with a certification of eligibility from the Alabama Department of
			 Veterans Affairs (OVA) after the applicant provides the OVA with other
			 authoritative documentation evidencing eligibility for the license plate or a
			 service issued identification card that evidences eligibility for the requested
			 license plate.
(2)
Recertification
. In accordance with §
								32-6-64,
Code of Ala. 1975
, persons who qualify for military
			 and veteran related categories or Alabama Gold Star distinctive license plates
			 are required to recertify their eligibility for the license plate upon
			 reissuance of a license plate design as required under §
								32-6-62,
Code of Ala. 1975
, or every five (5) years if a
			 permanent license plate is issued or the license plate design does not change.
(3)
Issued to Private
			 Passenger Vehicles
. The military and veteran distinctive license
			 plates or tags along with the Gold Star Family plates so issued in accordance
			 with Chapter 6 of Title 32,
Code of Ala. 1975
, must be
			 used only upon and for personally-owned, private passenger vehicles (to include
			 motorcycles, station wagons, pick-up trucks and motor homes with a gross
			 vehicle weight not exceeding 12,000 pounds) registered in the name of the
			 person making application therefor, and when so issued to such applicant must
			 be used upon the vehicle for which issued in lieu of the standard license
			 plates or license tags normally issued for such vehicle.
(4)
Specific license plate
			 requirements
.
(a)
Permanent License Plates
. In accordance with §
									32-6-250,
Code of Ala. 1975
, a distinctive permanent license
			 plate shall be issued to any resident of this state who:
1. Is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or
			 the widow of a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
2. Is a recipient of the Purple Heart
			 Medal.
3. Is a member of the Legion
			 of Valor with positive proof of membership and the award of the Medal of Honor,
			 the Army Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force
			 Cross.
4. Is a recipient of the
			 Distinguished Flying Cross.
5. Is a
			 recipient of the Silver Star.
6. Is
			 a recipient of the Bronze Star.
7.
			 Shows by satisfactory proof that he or she was a duly recognized former
			 prisoner of war, for use on a private motor vehicle registered in the name of
			 the resident.
The license plates are permanent in nature and are not reissued
				each year. A recipient is entitled to keep his or her license plate for life.
				Provided further, upon the death of any recipient, the surviving spouse shall
				be, where permitted by law, entitled to retain the distinctive permanent plate
				for the remainder of the spouse's lifetime or until his or her remarriage.
				Annual renewal decals will be provided after payment, if required, of license
				fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued as
				provided in §
											32-6-63,
Code of Ala. 1975
.