Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 73 Veterans And Veterans' Affairs - Section 73.04.115 Free license plates for surviving spouses or surviving domestic partners of deceased prisoners of war

§ 73.04.115. Free license plates for surviving spouses or surviving domestic partners of deceased prisoners of war

(1) The department shall issue to the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of any deceased former prisoner of war described in RCW 73.04.110(1)(b), one set of regular or special license plates for use on a personal passenger vehicle registered to that person.

(2) The plates shall be issued without the payment of any license fees or excise tax on the vehicle. Whenever any person who has been issued license plates under this section applies to the department for transfer of the plates to a subsequently acquired motor vehicle, a transfer fee of five dollars shall be charged in addition to all other appropriate fees. If the surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner registers in a new domestic partnership, he or she shall return the special plates to the department within fifteen days and apply for regular license plates.

(3) For purposes of this section, the term "special license plates" does not include any plate from the armed forces license plate collection established in RCW 46.16.30920.

[2008 c 6 § 511; 2005 c 216 § 5; 1990 c 250 § 91; 1987 c 98 § 1.]

Notes:
     Part headings not law -- Severability -- 2008 c 6: See RCW 26.60.900 and 26.60.901.

     Severability -- 1990 c 250: See note following RCW 46.16.301.

Persons with disabilities, versions of special plates for: RCW 46.16.385. Sections:  Previous  73.04.042  73.04.050  73.04.060  73.04.070  73.04.080  73.04.090  73.04.110  73.04.115  73.04.120  73.04.130  73.04.131  73.04.135  73.04.140  73.04.150  73.04.160  Next

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