Effective 28 Aug 2018

301.145. Congressional Medal of Honor, special license plates. — Any person who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any vehicle he or she owns, either solely or jointly, other than commercial vehicles weighing over twenty-four thousand pounds, as provided in this section. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of receipt of the Congressional Medal of Honor as the director may require. The director shall then issue license plates bearing the words "CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR" in a manner prescribed by the director of revenue. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130. There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified under this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued under this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued under this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person. There shall be no fee charged in addition to regular registration fees for license plates issued under this section.

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(L. 1986 H.B. 1062 & 929, A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1503 merged with S.B. 881)