Current through Rules and Regulations filed through September 23, 2024
(1) As used in this Regulation, the license plate shall be designated the "Gold Star" license plate and the design shall be determined by the Commissioner.
(2) As used in this Regulation, the term "eligible family member" shall mean a person directly related to the fallen servicemember as spouse, mother, father, sibling, child, or step-parent.
(3) An eligible family member may obtain a Gold Star license plate upon compliance with the registration requirements set forth in the O.C.G.A. and this Regulation.
(a) A spouse or child shall provide a copy of the Department of Eligibility and Enrollment Services (DEERS) report dated prior to the death of the fallen service member.
(b) A mother, step-mother, father or step-father shall provide a copy of the DEERS report dated prior to the death of the fallen service member.
(c) A sibling shall provide copies of any verifiable document establishing their relationship to the fallen service member along with a copy of the DEERS report dated prior to the death of the fallen service member
(4) If the DEER's report is not immediately available, an eligible family member may provide a copy of the fallen service member's obituary published within two years after the service member's death, provided that the obituary lists the eligible family member's full name.
(5) The fees for the Gold Star license plate shall be:
(a) For the spouse, mother or father residing in Georgia on or before the death of the fallen service member:
1. The first license plate shall be issued and renewed annually with no registration fee, manufacturing fee, special license plate fee or special license plate renewal fee,
2. For any additional license plates, the license plate shall be issued with a registration fee, a $25.00 manufacturing fee.
3. Any additional license plate shall be renewed annually with a registration fee and a $25.00 special license plate renewal fee.
(b) For any spouse, mother, father, child or step-parent not residing in Georgia on or before the death of the fallen service member but later become a resident of Georgia, the fees shall a registration fee, a $25.00 manufacturing fee; the license plate shall be renewed annually with a registration fee and a $25.00 special license plate renewal fee.
(c) For an eligible family member who is not a spouse, mother or father.
1. A license plate shall be issued with a registration fee, a $25.00 manufacturing fee.
2. Additional license plates shall be renewed annually with a registration fee and a $25.00 special license plate renewal fee.
(d) The Gold Star license plate shall not be transferred except to a vehicle subsequently purchased by the eligible family member.
Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 48-2-12, 40-2-85.3.
