ASSEMBLY, No. 2418

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 7, 1996

By Assemblymen PASCRELL and AZZOLINA

An Act concerning special registration plates and supplementing chapter 3 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. a. Upon application of any person who can demonstrate by conclusive evidence that he is a bonafide member of the Legion of Valor of the United States of America, the director shall issue, for the motor vehicle owned or leased by the person, distinctive plates bearing a design approved by the director in addition to the registration number and other markings or identification prescribed by law. The plates shall bear the words "Legion of Valor" and depict a Legion of Valor emblem. A multicolored adhesive sticker denoting the highest decoration for valor held by the applicant shall be affixed in an area provided on the license plates as determined by the director. There shall be no cost to the applicant for these special plates other than the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles.

    b. The surviving spouse of a former member who is eligible to operate a motor vehicle in this State under the provisions of R.S.39:3-10 may retain the special license plates obtained by the deceased spouse pursuant to this section for display on a motor vehicle registered to the surviving spouse under the provisions of R.S.39:3-4.

    c. The director shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the issuance and use of these registration plates.

    2. This act shall take effect on the first day of the fifth month after enactment.

STATEMENT

    This bill permits members of the Legion of Valor to obtain special license plates for their motor vehicles. Membership in the organization is open to holders of the Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, or the Air Force Cross. There would be no cost to the applicant for these special plates other than the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles.

    The bill permits the surviving spouse of a former member of the organization to retain the special plates for display on a motor vehicle registered to that surviving spouse.

    The bill provides that a multicolored adhesive sticker denoting the highest decoration for valor held by the applicant would be affixed in an area provided on the license plate as determined by the Director of Motor Vehicles. The bill also requires the applicant to demonstrate by conclusive evidence that he is a bonafide member of the Legion of Valor.

Provides for issuance of Legion of Valor registration plate.