Bill Text: HI SB224 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Special Number Plates.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. [SB224 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SB224-Introduced.html
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to special number plates.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 249-9.2, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
"(a) In lieu of the number plates contracted on behalf of the counties by the director of finance of the city and county of Honolulu, the director of finance shall provide, for a fee, one set of special number plates upon the receipt of an application together with:
(1) Specific proof that the applicant was awarded the Purple Heart by the United States Department of Defense for wounds received in military or naval combat against an armed enemy of the United States;
(2) Certification that the applicant is a veteran;
(3) Specific proof that the applicant was serving the United States in the military or as a civilian, on Oahu, or offshore at a distance of not more than three miles at the time of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Certification from the Hawaii state chairperson of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association shall constitute sufficient proof;
(4) Specific proof that the applicant was confined as a prisoner of war while providing military service to the United States;
(5) Certification from the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs or the state office of veterans' services that
the applicant is a combat veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, the
Korean conflict, World War II, or the Persian Gulf conflict; [or]
(6) Specific proof that the applicant would
qualify for a gold star lapel button under the criteria established by title 10
United States Code section 1126; provided that the applicant shall not be disqualified
for the special number plates because the applicant is the grandparent of the
deceased member of the United States armed forces; or
(7) Specific proof that the applicant is an
atomic veteran, defined as a veteran who, as part of the veteran's military
service:
(A) Participated in an above-ground nuclear
test from 1945 through 1962;
(B) Was part of the United States military
occupation force in or near Hiroshima or Nagasaki before 1946; or
(C) Was confined as a prisoner of war in or
near Hiroshima or Nagasaki in certain cases;
provided that applicants, except civilian applicants under paragraph (3) and civilian applicants and applicants who are currently serving the United States in the military under paragraph (6), shall also provide a copy of the applicant's most recent discharge paper or separation document that indicates an honorable discharge or general (under honorable conditions) discharge from active duty.
(b) The design of the plates for:
(1) Purple heart recipients shall include the words "COMBAT WOUNDED";
(2) Veterans shall include the word "VETERAN";
(3) Pearl Harbor survivors shall include the words "PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR";
(4) Former prisoners of war shall include the words "FORMER PRISONER OF WAR";
(5) Combat veterans shall include the words "COMBAT VETERAN";
(6) Veterans of the Vietnam conflict shall include the words "VIETNAM VETERAN";
(7) Veterans of the Korean conflict shall include the words "KOREA VETERAN";
(8) Veterans of World War II shall include the words "WORLD WAR II VETERAN";
(9) Veterans of the Persian Gulf conflict shall
include the words "PERSIAN GULF VETERAN"; [and]
(10) Gold star family members, including
grandparents, shall include the words "GOLD STAR FAMILY"[.];
and
(11) Atomic veterans shall include the words "ATOMIC VETERAN".
These designations shall be imprinted on the left side of the license plates in a manner similar to congressional and honorary consul license plates."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2019.
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Report Title:
Special Number Plates; Military Service; Atomic Veteran
Description:
Adds the category of an atomic veteran to special number license plates.
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