Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 560-10-30-.25 - Application for a Special License Plate for a Family Member of a Servicemember Killed in Action
(1)
As used in this Regulation, the license plate shall be designated the "Gold
Star" license plate and the design shall be determined by the
Commissioner.
(2) As used in this
Regulation, the term "eligible family member" shall mean a person directly
related to the fallen servicemember as spouse, mother, father, sibling, child,
or step-parent.
(3) An eligible
family member may obtain a Gold Star license plate upon compliance with the
registration requirements set forth in the O.C.G.A. and this Regulation.
(a) A spouse or child shall provide a copy of
the Department of Eligibility and Enrollment Services (DEERS) report dated
prior to the death of the fallen service member.
(b) A mother, step-mother, father or
step-father shall provide a copy of the DEERS report dated prior to the death
of the fallen service member.
(c) A
sibling shall provide copies of any verifiable document establishing their
relationship to the fallen service member along with a copy of the DEERS report
dated prior to the death of the fallen service member
(4) If the DEER's report is not immediately
available, an eligible family member may provide a copy of the fallen service
member's obituary published within two years after the service member's death,
provided that the obituary lists the eligible family member's full
name.
(5) The fees for the Gold
Star license plate shall be:
(a) For the
spouse, mother or father residing in Georgia on or before the death of the
fallen service member:
1. The first license
plate shall be issued and renewed annually with no registration fee,
manufacturing fee, special license plate fee or special license plate renewal
fee,
2. For any additional license
plates, the license plate shall be issued with a registration fee, a $25.00
manufacturing fee.
3. Any
additional license plate shall be renewed annually with a registration fee and
a $25.00 special license plate renewal fee.
(b) For any spouse, mother, father, child or
step-parent not residing in Georgia on or before the death of the fallen
service member but later become a resident of Georgia, the fees shall a
registration fee, a $25.00 manufacturing fee; the license plate shall be
renewed annually with a registration fee and a $25.00 special license plate
renewal fee.
(c) For an eligible
family member who is not a spouse, mother or father.
1. A license plate shall be issued with a
registration fee, a $25.00 manufacturing fee.
2. Additional license plates shall be renewed
annually with a registration fee and a $25.00 special license plate renewal
fee.
(d) The Gold Star
license plate shall not be transferred except to a vehicle subsequently
purchased by the eligible family member.
Notes
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