SPONSOR:

Rep. Spence & Sen. McBride

 

 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 

143rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

 

HOUSE BILL NO. 213

 

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES FOR VIETNAM WAR VETERANS.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

 


                Section 1.  Amend Title 21, Chapter 21 of the Delaware Code, § 2139 by adding thereto a new subsection “H.” to read as follows:

                                “§ 2139H.  Special license plates for Vietnam War Veterans.

(a)(1)       The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (2) of this subsection may apply to the Department for assignment to that vehicle of a special Vietnam War veteran registration number; provided however, that the owner of the vehicle must possess official documentation which indicates that such owner is a Vietnam War veteran.

     (2)      This Section applies only to:

a.     A private passenger vehicle; or

b.     A truck with a three-fourth ton or less manufacturer’s rated capacity.

(b)   Special registration may be issued by the Department under this Section if the United States Department of Defense certifies that the applicant is a veteran of the Vietnam War.

(c)   No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this Title is required for registration under this Section, provided however, that an original application under this Section be subject to a $10.00 administrative fee, which shall be deposited into a special fund and used by the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of administering this Section and to fund Department projects notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 13 and 14 of Title 2 to the contrary.

(d)   Only one (1) such plate shall be issued to an applicant.

(e)   The Department shall reserve sufficient special license plates including the letters VV and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral one (1) as are necessary to implement this Section.

(f)    Upon receipt by the Department of Transportation that the individual to whom the special plate has been issued has died, the Department shall write to the representative of that person’s estate requesting that such plate be returned to the Department within 90 days.

(g)   At least 50 members of the organization must apply for the special plate authorized by this Section.”.


SYNOPSIS

This Bill allows for the issuance of a special license plate for veterans of the Vietnam War.