HB 61 — AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

Smyk HOUSE& OFRep. REPRESENTATIVES 151st GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE AMENDMENT NO.

1Carson TO& HOUSERep. BILL NO.

61Chukwuocha AMEND& HouseRep. Bill No.

61Ramone on& lineSen. 3 by deleting the word “Veterans” and inserting in lieu thereof “Infantry Badge Holders”.

FURTHEREnnis AMENDReps. House Bill No.

61Brady, onBush, lineCollins, 5Dorsey byWalker, deletingHensley, theK. “combat veteran” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “Combat Infantry Badge”.

FURTHERJohnson, AMENDLambert, HouseMinor-Brown, BillOsienski, No.D.

61Short, onShupe, lineMichael 6Smith, byYearick; deleting the phrase “combat veteran” and inserting in lieu thereof the phrase “Combat Infantry Badge holder”.

FURTHERSens. AMEND House Bill No.

61Lopez, byPettyjohn, insertingSokola, afterWilson lineHOUSE 6OF theREPRESENTATIVES following151st andGENERAL renumberingASSEMBLY accordingly:HOUSE BILL NO.

“61 (b).AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SPECIAL LICENSE PLATES.

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TheSection Division1. shall issue the plate once the required number of applications is received.”.

FURTHERAmend AMENDTitle House21 Billof No.the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:

61§ by2140H. deleting lines 16 and 17 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“(e)Special The Department shall reserve sufficient special license plates includingfor theCombat prefixVeterans. CIB and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral “1” as are necessary to implement this section.

FURTHER(a)(1) The AMENDowner Houseof Billany No.vehicle described in subsection (a) (2) of this section may apply to the Department for assignment to that vehicle of a special combat veteran registration number;

61provided, afterhowever, linethat 24the byowner insertingof the following:vehicle must possess and present official documentation which indicates that the owner is a combat veteran.

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SYNOPSIS(b) No Thisfee amendmentin makesaddition technical corrections to the bill.annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration under this section;

provided, however, that an original application under this section shall be subject to a $10 administrative fee which shall be deposited into a special fund and used by the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of promoting the sale of the plate and administering this section and to fund Department projects notwithstanding the provisions of Chapters 13 and 14 of Title 2 to the contrary.

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

(d) The Department shall reserve sufficient special license plates including the phrase “COMBAT VETERAN” and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral “1” as are necessary to implement this section.

(e) Upon receipt by the Department of information 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, Upon receipt by the Department of information that the individual to whom the special plate has been issued has died, the surviving spouse may transfer the plate to a vehicle owned by the spouse that meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this section as a valid registration plate.

No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration.

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SYNOPSIS This bill creates a special license plate for Combat Veterans.

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