Section 261:87-c Gold Star Number Plates.


   I. The department shall furnish one set of special number plates, designed by the director with the approval of the commissioner, for one motor vehicle owned by a mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces. These gold star number plates shall be issued upon payment of the regular registration fees. There shall be no number plate fees for gold star number plates.
   II. For purposes of this section, a motor vehicle is owned by a mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces if the mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces is the motor vehicle's owner under RSA 259:72, I, or if the legal ownership of the motor vehicle is held by a trust established by the mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces and the mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces has use of the motor vehicle or the motor vehicle is used for the transportation of the mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces. The director shall establish the documentation required for a motor vehicle held in trust to be eligible for plates under this section. The director shall not issue more than one set of plates under this section to any trust. A trustee of the trust or the administrator of the estate may be fined up to $500 for failing to return within 60 days of the death of the mother of a person killed while on duty in the United States armed forces any plates issued under this section for a motor vehicle held in trust.

Source. 2006, 262:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2006. 2008, 100:2, eff. May 28, 2008.