§ 1365. Gold Star Family plate.
(a) General rule.--Upon application of a family member of a person who was killed while serving on active duty in the military, accompanied by a fee of $20 which shall be in addition to the annual registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the family member a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a family member of a person who was killed while serving on active duty in the military. The department shall design and produce the special registration plate carrying the Service Flag Gold Star rimmed with blue which represents sacrifice to the cause of liberty and freedom. The words "Gold Star Family" shall be clearly displayed along the bottom of the plate. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.
(b) Documentation required.--An applicant for a Gold Star Family plate shall certify on a form approved by the department that the applicant is a family member of a person who was killed while serving on active duty in the military.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "family member" includes the following:
(1) Widow.
(2) Widower.
(3) Mother.
(4) Father.
(5) Stepmother.
(6) Stepfather.
(7) Mother through adoption.
(8) Father through adoption.
(9) Foster mother in loco parentis.
(10) Foster father in loco parentis.
(11) Son.
(12) Daughter.
(13) Stepson.
(14) Stepdaughter.
(15) Son by adoption.
(16) Daughter by adoption.
(17) Brother.
(18) Sister.
(19) Half brother.
(20) Half sister.
(Oct. 4, 2006, P.L.1143, No.117, eff. 60 days; July 2, 2014, P.L.988, No.109, eff. 60 days)
2014 Amendment. Act 109 amended subsec. (a).
2006 Amendment. Act 117 added section 1365.
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