§32-6-130. Design and issuance of special plates; plates nontransferable.

Any veteran, as defined in Section 31-5-1, who is a resident of this state and who is suffering a physical disability which requires that any motor vehicle he or she operates be equipped with special mechanical control devices or whose physical disability exceeds 50 percent, upon application accompanied by proof of eligibility to the judge of probate of the county for the special license plates provided herein, as may be prescribed by the State Department of Revenue, and upon payment of five dollars ($5), unless exempted from the payment of such fee by law, shall be issued license plates, by the judge of probate as provided by law, for private or pleasure motor vehicles, upon which, in lieu of the number now prescribed by law shall be inscribed in legible letters the words, "Disabled Veteran," and shall designate the branch of service and an identifying number as prescribed by the State Department of Revenue. The plates shall not be transferable. The fee established by this section shall be in lieu of the regular license fee now required for motor vehicles and shall be used to defray the cost of issuing the distinctive license plates.

(Acts 1963, No. 576, p. 1250, §1; Acts 1975, No. 1237, p. 2603, §1; Acts 1975, 4th Ex. Sess., No. 80, p. 2725, §1; Acts 1978, No. 775, p. 1133; Act 2007-383, p. 765, §1.)