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| 12 | 10 | | For An Act To Be Entitled 8 |
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| 13 | 11 | | AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF A 9 |
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| 14 | 12 | | SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT WOMEN 10 |
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| 15 | 13 | | VETERANS; TO REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE 11 |
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| 16 | 14 | | PLATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 12 |
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| 17 | 15 | | 13 |
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| 18 | 16 | | 14 |
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| 19 | 17 | | Subtitle 15 |
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| 20 | 18 | | TO AUTHORIZE THE CREATION OF THE WOMEN 16 |
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| 21 | 19 | | VETERANS SPECIAL LICENSE PLATE; AND TO 17 |
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| 22 | 20 | | REPEAL THE PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR LICENSE 18 |
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| 23 | 21 | | PLATE. 19 |
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| 24 | 22 | | 20 |
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| 25 | 23 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 21 |
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| 26 | 24 | | 22 |
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| 27 | 25 | | SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 27 -24-204(a), concerning special license 23 |
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| 28 | 26 | | plates or license plates with permanent decals for members and veterans of 24 |
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| 29 | 27 | | the United States Armed Forces, is amended to read as follows: 25 |
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| 30 | 28 | | (a) The following special license plates or license plates with 26 |
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| 31 | 29 | | permanent decals for members and veterans of the United States Armed Forces 27 |
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| 32 | 30 | | and similar entities that were in existence or authorized by enactment on or 28 |
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| 33 | 31 | | before April 13, 2005, shall continue to be issued by the Secretary of the 29 |
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| 34 | 32 | | Department of Finance and Administration to an eligible applicant: 30 |
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| 35 | 33 | | (1) Disabled Veteran; 31 |
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| 36 | 34 | | (2) Disabled Veteran — World War I; 32 |
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| 37 | 35 | | (3) Disabled Veteran — Nonservice injury; 33 |
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| 38 | 36 | | (4) Medal of Honor Recipient; 34 |
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| 39 | 37 | | (5) Ex-Prisoner of War; 35 |
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| 45 | 41 | | (7) Pearl Harbor Survivor; 1 |
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| 46 | 42 | | (8) Merchant Marine; 2 |
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| 47 | 43 | | (9)(8) World War II Veteran; 3 |
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| 48 | 44 | | (10)(9) Korean War Veteran; 4 |
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| 49 | 45 | | (11)(10) Vietnam Veteran; 5 |
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| 50 | 46 | | (12)(11) Persian Gulf Veteran; 6 |
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| 51 | 47 | | (13)(12) Armed Forces Veteran; 7 |
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| 52 | 48 | | (14)(13) Distinguished Flying Cross; 8 |
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| 53 | 49 | | (15)(14) Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran; and 9 |
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| 54 | 50 | | (16)(15) Operation Enduring Freedom Veteran. 10 |
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| 56 | 52 | | SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 27 -24-206(c), concerning whether an 12 |
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| 57 | 53 | | eligible applicant may receive additional copies of special license plates, 13 |
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| 58 | 54 | | is amended to read as follows: 14 |
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| 59 | 55 | | (c) An eligible applicant for the issuance or renewal of any of 15 |
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| 60 | 56 | | the following special license plates may obtain one (1) additional special 16 |
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| 61 | 57 | | license plate upon payment of a fee not to exceed one dollar ($1.00) and up 17 |
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| 62 | 58 | | to two (2) more additional special license plates under subdivision (b)(1) of 18 |
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| 63 | 59 | | this section: 19 |
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| 64 | 60 | | (1) Pearl Harbor Survivor; 20 |
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| 65 | 61 | | (2) Medal of Honor Recipient; 21 |
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| 66 | 62 | | (3)(2) Disabled Veteran; 22 |
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| 67 | 63 | | (4)(3) Disabled Veteran — World War I; 23 |
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| 68 | 64 | | (5)(4) Purple Heart Recipient; or 24 |
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| 69 | 65 | | (6)(5) A retired member of the United States Armed Forces under 25 |
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| 70 | 66 | | § 27-24-210. 26 |
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| 71 | 67 | | 27 |
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| 72 | 68 | | SECTION 3. Arkansas Code Title 27, Chapter 24, Subchapter 2, is 28 |
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| 73 | 69 | | amended to add an additional section to read as follows: 29 |
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| 74 | 70 | | 27-24-216. Women Veterans. 30 |
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| 75 | 71 | | (a) The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration 31 |
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| 76 | 72 | | shall create and issue a Women Veterans special license plate in the manner 32 |
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| 77 | 73 | | and subject to the conditions provided under this subchapter. 33 |
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| 78 | 74 | | (b) The Women Veterans special license plate shall be: 34 |
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| 79 | 75 | | (1) Designed by the Department of Finance and Administration in 35 |
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| 85 | 79 | | and 1 |
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| 86 | 80 | | (2) Numbered consecutively. 2 |
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| 87 | 81 | | (c) The procedures concerning costs for issuance under § 27 -24-206 and 3 |
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| 88 | 82 | | § 27-24-209 apply. 4 |
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| 89 | 83 | | (d) The Department of Finance and Administration shall issue a special 5 |
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| 90 | 84 | | license plate under this section to an applicant upon payment of: 6 |
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| 91 | 85 | | (1) The fee required by law for registration or renewal of the 7 |
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| 92 | 86 | | motor vehicle; 8 |
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| 93 | 87 | | (2)(A) Fifteen dollars ($15.00) to cover the design -use 9 |
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| 94 | 88 | | contribution. 10 |
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| 95 | 89 | | (B) The design-use contribution shall be remitted monthly 11 |
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| 96 | 90 | | to the Department of Veterans Affairs to be used as follows: 12 |
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| 97 | 91 | | (i) Until the Department of Veterans Affairs 13 |
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| 98 | 92 | | recovers the expenses incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans special 14 |
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| 99 | 93 | | license plate: 15 |
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| 100 | 94 | | (a) Ten dollars ($10.00) shall be used by the 16 |
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| 101 | 95 | | Department of Veterans Affairs as repayment of the expenses the Department of 17 |
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| 102 | 96 | | Veterans Affairs incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans special 18 |
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| 103 | 97 | | license plate; and 19 |
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| 104 | 98 | | (b) Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be used by the 20 |
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| 105 | 99 | | Department of Veterans Affairs to fund and support educational programs and 21 |
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| 106 | 100 | | conferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans Program; and 22 |
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| 107 | 101 | | (ii) When the Department of Veterans Affairs has 23 |
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| 108 | 102 | | fully recovered the expenses incurred in the creation of the Women Veterans 24 |
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| 109 | 103 | | special license plate, the entire amount of the design -use contribution shall 25 |
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| 110 | 104 | | be used by the Department of Veterans Affairs to fund and support educational 26 |
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| 111 | 105 | | programs and conferences of the Department of Veterans Affairs Women Veterans 27 |
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| 112 | 106 | | Program; and 28 |
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| 113 | 107 | | (3) The fees as specified under § 27 -24-206. 29 |
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| 114 | 108 | | (e)(1) A woman veteran of the United States Armed Forces may apply for 30 |
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| 115 | 109 | | and annually renew a special license plate issued under this section as 31 |
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| 116 | 110 | | provided under § 27-24-206(a) and (b). 32 |
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| 117 | 111 | | (2) As used in this section, "United States Armed Forces" means 33 |
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| 118 | 112 | | the: 34 |
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| 119 | 113 | | (1) United States Army; 35 |
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| 125 | 117 | | (3) United States Air Force; 1 |
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| 126 | 118 | | (4) United States Marine Corps; 2 |
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| 127 | 119 | | (5) United States Space Force; and 3 |
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| 128 | 120 | | (6) United States Coast Guard. 4 |
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| 129 | 121 | | (f)(1) Upon the initial application for a special license plate issued 5 |
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| 130 | 122 | | under this section, a woman veteran of the United States Armed Forces shall 6 |
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| 131 | 123 | | provide adequate proof to the Department of Finance and Administration that 7 |
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| 132 | 124 | | she meets the requirements of this section. 8 |
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| 133 | 125 | | (2) The proof required under subdivision (f)(1) of this section 9 |
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| 134 | 126 | | may include without limitation: 10 |
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| 135 | 127 | | (A) The applicant's Arkansas driver's license or 11 |
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| 136 | 128 | | identification card; and 12 |
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| 137 | 129 | | (B) The applicant's DD form 214. 13 |
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| 138 | 130 | | (g) The registration of a special license plate under this section may 14 |
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| 139 | 131 | | continue from year to year as long as it is renewed each year within the time 15 |
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| 140 | 132 | | and in the manner required by law. 16 |
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| 142 | 134 | | SECTION 4. DO NOT CODIFY. EFFECTIVE DATE. 18 |
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| 143 | 135 | | This act is effective on and after October 1, 2025. 19 |
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