| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 29-A MRSA §515-B, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 361, §10, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of | | payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 | and the registration fee required by section 515 | | a registration certificate and a Purple Heart motorcycle | | registration plate, to be used in lieu of a regular | | registration plate, to a person who is a Purple Heart medal | | recipient. Notwithstanding section 468, the Secretary of | | State may issue fewer than 2,000 of the plates authorized by | | this section, and this plate does not require a sponsor. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 29-A MRSA §524, sub-§4, as amended by PL 2001, c. 155, §2, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | 4. Purple Heart medal recipients; special license plates. | | The Secretary of State, on application and upon evidence of | | payment of the excise tax required by Title 36, section 1482 | and the registration fee required by section 501 | | a registration certificate and a set of Purple Heart | | registration plates, to be used in lieu of regular | | registration plates, to a person who is a Purple Heart medal | | recipient. |
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| | | An application for Purple Heart plates must be accompanied by | | proof that the applicant has been awarded the Purple Heart | | medal. The Secretary of State shall verify the documentation | | 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 | | display only 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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