[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1522

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

INTRODUCED OCTOBER 3, 1996

By Senator PALAIA

An Act concerning the issuance of special motor vehicle license plates to Combat Medical Badge recipients 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 is the holder of a Combat Medical Badge, as certified on the applicant's DD-214 form or on a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, the Director of the Division of Motor Vehicles shall issue, for the motor vehicle owned or leased by that person, special license 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 "Combat Medical Badge" and depict the Combat Medical Badge emblem. The fee for these plates shall be ¹[$15] $25¹ in addition to the fees otherwise prescribed by law for the registration of motor vehicles.

    b. The surviving spouse of a former holder of the Combat Medical Badge 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 ¹[shall] may¹ promulgate rules and regulations governing the issuance and use of these license plates.

    2. This act shall take effect ¹[immediately] on the first day of the seventh month after enactment¹.

Provides for the issuance of special motor vehicle license plates to Combat Medical Badge recipients.