Tennessee § 55-4-268 - Submarine veteran.

§ 55-4-268. Submarine veteran.

An owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is a resident of this state, who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces having served on a submarine in the line of military duty, and whose submarine service has been certified by the department of veterans services, upon complying with state motor vehicle laws relating to registration and licensing of motor vehicles and upon paying the regular fee applicable to the vehicle and the fee prescribed by § 55-4-204, shall be issued a submarine veteran license plate for a motor vehicle authorized by § 55-4-210(c). The application for such plate shall be accompanied by documentation from the appropriate branch of the United States armed forces, certified by the department of veterans services, verifying that the applicant served on a submarine in the line of military duty as a member of the United States armed forces. The design of such license plates that are issued pursuant to this section shall be colored red, white and blue so as to be similar in hue and intensity to the coloration of the United States flag and shall bear the legend, “SUBMARINE VETERAN.” The license plates provided for in this section shall be designed in consultation with the commissioner of veterans services. Acts 2010, ch. 1151, § 8; 2015, ch. 24, § 7; 2018, ch. 1023, § 49; T.C.A. § 55-4-329 . 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 Former part 3 of this chapter, concerning cultural plates, was repealed and reenacted by Acts 1998, ch. 1063, § 1, effective July 1, 1998. The former provisions, excluding those previously repealed by other acts, were §§ 55-4-301 — 55-4-316 (Acts 1973, ch. 11, §§ 1-7; T.C.A., §§ 59-466—59-471; Acts 1984, ch. 966, §§ 3-7; 1987, ch. 205, § 1; 1987, ch. 228,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” where ever 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 .