PERMANENT RULES
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: Rule making is required to allow spouses of deceased recipients of the Purple Heart medal to purchase and retain Purple Heart license plates.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 308-96A-057 Purple Heart license plates.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 46.01.110.
Other Authority: RCW 46.12.270 and 46.16.276.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-17-042 on August 9, 2007.
Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: Subsection (2)(b) clarification was made by adding the words "who was wounded" after the word "person."
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: October 23, 2007.
Glen Ball
for Julie Knittle
Assistant Director
Vehicle Services
OTS-9905.2
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 02-16-071, filed 8/6/02,
effective 9/6/02)
WAC 308-96A-057
Purple Heart license plates.
(1) Under
what authority does the department issue Purple Heart license
plates? The department issues Purple Heart license plates,
under the authority of RCW 46.16.305 as written prior to 1990.
Washington state law allowed the department to issue special
license plate series denoting the age or type of vehicle or
denoting special activities or interest, status, or
contribution or sacrifice for the United States, the state of
Washington, or citizens of the state of Washington, of a
registered owner of that vehicle. The Washington legislature
amended the law in 1990 allowing the department to continue
issuing special license plates authorized under the law as it
was before it was amended.
(2) Who may receive Purple Heart license plates? Any Washington resident who:
(a) Has been awarded a Purple Heart medal by any branch of the United States Armed Forces, including the Merchant Marines and the Women's Air Forces Service Pilots or spouse if the recipient is deceased;
(b) Was wounded or is the spouse of a person who was wounded during one of this nation's wars or conflicts identified in RCW 41.04.005; and
(c) Is an owner, co-owner, lessee, or co-lessee of a vehicle requiring two license plates; or
(d) The spouse of a deceased recipient of a Purple Heart medal.
(3) What documentation does a Purple Heart recipient or spouse of a deceased recipient need to submit to obtain Purple Heart license plates? Purple Heart recipients or spouse of a deceased recipient applying for these license plates must submit:
(a) An application for Purple Heart license plates; and
(b) A copy of the armed forces document showing the recipient was awarded the Purple Heart medal.
(c) The surviving spouse of a deceased Purple Heart medal recipient may be issued a special Purple Heart license plate. In addition to confirm eligibility, the surviving spouse must submit the following:
(i) A copy of the death certificate of the deceased Purple Heart medal recipient; and
(ii) An affidavit that the applicant is not currently married.
(4) May the spouse of a deceased Purple Heart recipient keep the Purple Heart license plates? Yes. To keep the Purple Heart license plates the surviving spouse must provide:
(a) A copy of the Purple Heart recipient's death certificate; and
(b) An affidavit that the spouse has not remarried; and
(c) If the surviving spouse remarries, the Purple Heart special license plate is invalid and must be removed from the vehicle.
(5) When I am required to replace my Purple Heart license
plate, will I receive the same license plate number((/)) and
letter combination? Yes. ((Upon request you will receive
replacement)) If the vehicle owner requests and pays the fees
in RCW 46.16.233, the Purple Heart license plates will be
replaced with the same number/letter combination as shown on
the vehicle computer record.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.335, 46.12.070, 46.16.276. 02-16-071, § 308-96A-057, filed 8/6/02, effective 9/6/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110, 46.16.276 and 43.17.060. 00-01-151, § 308-96A-057, filed 12/21/99, effective 1/21/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110. 97-07-013, § 308-96A-057, filed 3/11/97, effective 4/11/97; 93-14-083, § 308-96A-057, filed 6/30/93, effective 7/31/93. Statutory Authority: RCW 46.01.110 and 46.16.335. 91-15-006, § 308-96A-057, filed 7/8/91, effective 8/8/91.]