Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §46.2-746.5 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§46.2-746.5. Special license plates for National Guard retirees; fees.

On receipt of an application and written evidence that the applicant is a retired member of the National Guard, the Commissioner shall issue special license plates to National Guard retirees.

The No fee shall be charged for license plates issued under the provisions of this section to retired members of the Virginia National Guard shall be the fee prescribed in §46.2-694, unless the plates bear reserved numbers or letters as provided for in § 46.2-726. In this latter case, the fee for the issuance of license plates shall be the same as for those issued under §46.2-726.

The fee for non-Virginia National Guard retirees shall be ten dollars $10 per year plus the prescribed cost for state license plates, unless the plates bear reserved numbers or letters as provided for in § 46.2-726. In this latter case, such license plates shall be subject to an additional charge of ten dollars $10 per year for the reserved numbers or letters.