§ 1366.2. Blue Star Family plate.

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(a)General rule.-- Upon application of a family member of a person who is an active duty service member in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard, accompanied by a fee of $23 which shall be in addition to the registration fee and by such documentation as the department shall require, the department shall issue to the family member a special registration plate designating the vehicle so licensed as belonging to a family member of a person serving on active duty in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard. The department shall design and produce the special registration plate carrying the Blue Star which signifies that a family member is an active duty service member, including a reserve component or National Guard. The words "Blue Star Family" shall be clearly displayed along the bottom of the plate. The special registration plate may be used only on a passenger car or truck with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.

(b)Documentation required.-- An applicant for a Blue Star Family plate shall certify on a form approved by the department that the applicant is a family member of a person who is an active duty service member in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard.

(c)Construction.-- Nothing in this section shall be construed to require:

(1)A person issued a Blue Star Family plate to return the plate to the department if a family member no longer serves on active duty in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard.

(2)The department to periodically verify that a person issued a Blue Star Family plate has a family member serving on active duty in the military, including a reserve component or National Guard, after the initial issuance of the plate.

(d)Definition.-- As used in this section, the term "family member" includes the following:

(1)Mother.

(2)Father.

(3)Stepmother.

(4)Stepfather.

(5)Mother through adoption.

(6)Father through adoption.

(7)Foster mother in loco parentis.

(8)Foster father in loco parentis.

(9)Son.

(10)Daughter.

(11)Stepson.

(12)Stepdaughter.

(13)Son by adoption.

(14)Daughter by adoption.

(15)Brother.

(16)Sister.

(17)Half-brother.

(18)Half-sister.

(19)Grandfather.

(20)Grandmother.

(21)Spouse.

75c1366.2v

(Nov. 3, 2022, P.L.1734, No.112, eff. 120 days)

2022 Amendment. Act 112 added section 1366.2.

Cross References. Section 1366.2 is referred to in section 1333 of this title.

75c1366.3s