Pennsylvania Act 2006-117 — VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - GOLD STAR FAMILY REGISTRATION PLATE

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VEHICLE CODE (75 PA.C.S.) - GOLD STAR FAMILY REGISTRATION PLATE
                 Act of Oct. 4, 2006, P.L. 1143, No. 117              Cl. 75
                             Session of 2006
                               No. 2006-117

     HB 2498

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
        Statutes, providing for Gold Star Family registration plate.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
     Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
      § 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 10,000 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.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 4th day of October, A. D. 2006.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL