Chapter 311
AN ACT
HB 2390
Relating to registration plates for
Congressional Medal of Honor recipients.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. Section 2 of this 2007 Act is added to and
made a part of the
SECTION 2. (1) The Department of Transportation shall
provide for issuance of registration plates for a motor vehicle registered
under ORS 803.420 (1) or (9)(a), in a manner consistent with this section, to
motor vehicle owners who qualify for the plates as Congressional Medal of Honor
recipients under subsection (2) this section.
(2) A person who is a
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient qualifies for registration plates under
this section if the person provides the department with a certificate from the
United States Department of Veterans Affairs attesting to the person’s status
as a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
(3) Registration plates
issued under this section shall be considered customized registration plates
for purposes of the fee required in ORS 805.250.
(4) The department may
not issue registration plates for a motor vehicle under this section if another
motor vehicle owned by the applicant has been issued registration plates under
this section.
(5) The registration
plates issued under this section shall:
(a) Be issued with a
unique background design determined by the department;
(b) Be issued with a
specific configuration as determined by the department;
(c) Contain the words “Medal
of Honor”;
(d) Contain the image of
the Congressional Medal of Honor; and
(e) Meet the
requirements for registration plates under ORS 803.535.
(6) If there is a
transfer of interest in the motor vehicle to which the registration plate under
this section is assigned, or if the motor vehicle is totaled and not
reconstructed, the motor vehicle owner shall remove the registration plate. The
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient may retain the registration plate, but
the registration plate may not be placed on any other motor vehicle unless the
registration plate is transferred as set forth in subsection (7) of this
section.
(7) If the motor vehicle
owner qualifies for the registration plates under subsection (2) of this
section, the department may transfer registration plates issued under this
section to another motor vehicle registered under ORS 803.420 (1) or (9)(a), as
set forth in ORS 805.242.
(8) The department shall
cancel any registration plates issued under this section if the department
determines that the motor vehicle is owned by a person who does not qualify for
the registration plates under subsection (2) of this section or that the motor
vehicle is not registered under ORS 803.420 (1) or (9)(a).
(9) The department may
adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.
Approved by the Governor June 11, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State June 13, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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