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presented by the applicant. Misrepresentation of documents is in | | violation of section 2103, subsection 5. |
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| | | The Secretary of State may only issue Purple Heart plates for | | display on an automobile or pickup truck. A Purple Heart | | recipient may be issued Purple Heart plates for no more than 2 | | vehicles. |
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| | | The surviving spouse of a Purple Heart recipient issued plates in | | accordance with this subsection may retain and display the Purple | | Heart plates as long as the surviving spouse remains unmarried. | | Upon remarriage, the surviving spouse may not use the Purple | | Heart plates on a motor vehicle, but may retain them as a | | keepsake. Upon the death of the surviving spouse, the family may | | retain the Purple Heart plates, but may not use them on a motor | | vehicle. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall determine the design of the Purple | | Heart plate. Upon request and as provided by section 453, the | | Secretary of State shall issue Purple Heart plates that are also | | vanity plates. Purple Heart vanity plates are issued in | | accordance with this section and section 453. The annual service | | fee of $15 for vanity plates is credited to the Highway Fund. |
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| | | A Purple Heart recipient or the surviving spouse of a Purple | | Heart recipient, who does not operate a motor vehicle or register | | a motor vehicle and who otherwise qualifies for the issuance of | | special Purple Heart registration plates may apply to the | | Secretary of State for a special single plate recognizing that | | award. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall design and identify these single | | plates for recognition purposes only. Single Purple Heart plates | | may not be attached to a motor vehicle. Only one plate may be | | issued to each recipient and a one-time fee of $5 charged. |
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| | | The Secretary of State shall begin issuing Purple Heart plates in | | accordance with this subsection no later than November 1, 1995. |
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| | | This bill implements one of the recommendations of the | | Committee to Study Standardized Periods of Military Service and | | Other Matters Related to the Award of State of Maine Veterans' | | Benefits. It reduces from $23 to $5 the annual registration fee | | paid by honorably discharged veterans who use the special | | veterans registration plates in lieu of regular registration | | plates. The bill also clarifies that any qualified veteran who | | obtains the Purple Heart medal recipient plate, the Pearl Harbor |
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