§32-6-250. Distinctive plate authorized; no fee required.

(a) A distinctive permanent license plate shall be issued to any resident of the state who is a recipient of the Medal of Honor or the widow of a recipient of the Medal of Honor, to any resident who is a recipient of the Purple Heart Medal, or to any resident who shows by satisfactory proof that he or she was a duly recognized former prisoner of war, for use on a private motor vehicle registered in the name of the resident. There shall be no fee or tax for the license plate, except Purple Heart Medal recipients shall pay ad valorem taxes on vehicles for which the distinctive plates are issued, and no recipient shall receive a plate for more than one vehicle except as provided in subsection (c).

(b) A former prisoner of war for purposes of this section is a person who, as a member of the United States Armed Forces, or while serving with a formal United States ally force, or as a United States civilian, was held as a prisoner of war during any armed conflict by forces hostile to the United States.

(c) A person eligible to be issued a distinctive license plate under this section may be issued additional distinctive license plates, under any of the above license plate categories, if the person otherwise qualifies to receive the distinctive license plate, upon payment of all license tax and registration fees, including ad valorem taxes, for the vehicles. Annual renewal decals shall be provided after payment, if required, of license fees and taxes for the years during which a new tag or plate is not issued as provided in Section 32-6-63.

(Acts 1981, No. 81-699, p. 1176, §1; Acts 1982, No. 82-571, p. 1063, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-657, p. 1244, §1; Act 98-641, p. 1412, §1; Act 2000-577, p. 1065, §1.)