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plates and submitting, in addition to the regular motor vehicle
fee, a sum of $20 credited as follows:

 
A.__Ten dollars to the Support Our Troops Special Programs
Fund established in subsection 5; and

 
B.__Ten dollars to the Specialty License Plate Fund as
established in section 469 for administrative and production
costs.

 
3.__Design.__A sponsor must submit a design for the Support
Our Troops plates to the Secretary of State for approval or
modification in accordance with section 468, subsection 5.__The
design must include the shape of the boundaries of the State of
Maine, with an image of a curled ribbon superimposed over the
shape of the State, with the words "Support Our Troops" at the
bottom of the plate.

 
4.__Renewal fee.__In addition to the regular motor vehicle
registration fee prescribed by law, the annual renewal
contribution for Support Our Troops plates is $15, which must be
deposited with the Treasurer of State and credited as follows:

 
A.__Ten dollars to the Support Our Troops Special Programs
Fund established in subsection 5; and

 
B.__Five dollars to the Specialty License Plate Fund as
established in section 469 for administrative and production
costs.

 
5.__Special fund established.__The Treasurer of State shall
establish the Support Our Troops__Special Programs Fund, into
which fees paid for Support Our Troops plates are deposited
pursuant to subsections 2 and 4 for the Maine Army National Guard
to distribute to the Maine families of members of the Maine Army
National Guard on active duty overseas in need of assistance of
emergency funds or for similar purposes requiring special funds.

 
§456-D.__Serving America registration plates

 
The Secretary of State shall issue registration plates,
referred to in this section as "Serving America plates," to
support our troops serving overseas beginning November 1, 2006 in
accordance with this section and the guidelines of section 468
except that, for the purposes of this section, the requirement
for the list of 2,000 names of supporters as required by section
468, subsection 2 is waived.__Serving America plates are not
required for registration of a motor vehicle but are for those
service members of the State who have served in military
expeditions to combat terrorism on or


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