Tennessee § 55-4-265 - Blue Star family.

§ 55-4-265. Blue Star family.

The department shall issue to each eligible person in the state whose spouse, parent, sibling or child is serving in the armed forces of the United States at the time of application, a blue star family military license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c), upon the applicant complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon paying the regular fee applicable to the motor vehicle and the fee provided in § 55-4-204. The Blue Star family plate shall include an identification legend distinctive to Blue Star families. The legend shall read “Blue Star Family.” The registration number of the plate shall include the letters “BS” and a unique identifying number. The plates shall be designed in consultation with the department of veterans services. Eligibility for Blue Star family plates shall be determined by the department by consulting appropriate documentation from the department of veterans services. Additional license plates may be obtained by any eligible person upon payment of the regular license fee for plates, as prescribed under § 55-4-111, plus the payment of a fee equal to the cost of actually producing the plate pursuant to § 55-4-204(c). Acts 2010, ch. 1151, § 11; 2015, ch. 24, § 7; 2018, ch. 1023, § 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-330 . Compiler's Notes. Former part 3 of this chapter, concerning cultural plates, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1, effective July 1, 1998. The former provisions, excluding those previously repealed by other acts, were §§ 55-4-301 — 55-4-316 (Acts 1973, ch. 11, §§ 1-7; T.C.A., §§ 59-466 — 59-471; Acts 1984, ch. 966, §§ 3-7; 1987, ch. 205, § 1; 1987, ch. 228, §§ 13-18; 1987, ch. 434, §§ 3-9; 1991, ch. 507, § 3; 1992, ch. 738, § 1; 1992, ch. 928, § 1; 1993, ch. 381, § 1; 1994, ch. 578, § 1; 1994, ch. 652, § 1; 1994, ch. 792, § 1; 1994, ch. 879, §§ 15-19; 1994, ch. 930, § 4; 1995, ch. 159, §§ 1-6; 1995, ch. 335, § 3; 1996, ch. 983, §§ 1, 2; 1998, ch. 750, § 1; 1998, ch. 1120, § 4). For the Preamble of the act regarding special license plates, please refer to Acts 2010, ch. 1151. Acts 2015, ch. 24, § 7 provided that the Tennessee Code Commission is requested to change references in Tennessee Code Annotated, as volumes are replaced and supplements are issued, from “veterans’ affairs” and “veterans affairs” to “veterans services” wherever the language appears in reference to the name or commissioner of the Tennessee department of veterans services. Cross-References. Issuance of special license plates, §§ 55-4-202 , 55-4-203 .