Section 404-W. Distinctive plates for war on terror veterans


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  • 1. Any war
      on terror veteran residing in this state shall, upon request, be  issued
      a  license  plate bearing the words "War on Terror veteran". Application
      for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner in such form
      and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe.  For  purposes  of  this
      section, a "war on terror" veteran shall mean:
        (a)  a  person  who served in the armed forces of the United States in
      the hostilities that occurred in the Persian Gulf from the eleventh  day
      of  September, two thousand one, to the end of such hostilities, who was
      discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions; or
        (b) a person who served in the armed forces of the  United  States  in
      the  hostilities  that  occurred in Afghanistan from the eleventh day of
      September, two thousand one, to the end of  such  hostilities,  who  was
      discharged therefrom under other than dishonorable conditions.
        2.  The  distinctive  plate authorized by this section shall be issued
      upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the  applicant  is  a
      war on terror veteran.
        3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
      in  the  same  manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
      registration fee prescribed by section four  hundred  of  this  article,
      provided,  however,  that  an  additional one-time service charge of ten
      dollars shall be charged for such plate.
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