California Vehicle Code

§ 5101.8

VEH § 5101.8 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 8.5

Statute text

(a)Any person otherwise eligible under this article who is a Purple Heart recipient may apply for special license plates for vehicles that are not used for transportation for hire, compensation, or profit, under this article. The special plates assigned to the vehicle shall run in a separate numerical series, shall have inscribed on the plate the Purple Heart insignia, and shall contain the words “Combat Wounded” and “Purple Heart” or at least the letters “PH” as part of the numerical series. The department shall reserve and issue the special plates to all applicants providing the proof required by subdivision (b).

(b)The applicant, by satisfactory proof, shall show that the applicant is a Purple Heart recipient.

(c)Special plates may be issued pursuant to subdivision (a) only for a vehicle owned or coowned by a Purple Heart recipient.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 181, Sec. 2. (SB 1295) Effective January 1, 2011.