§ 39-04-10.17 — Military sacrifice plates

North Dakota § 39-04-10.17

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 39: Motor Vehicles
• Ch. 39-04: Motor Vehicle Registration

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1. The director shall issue distinctive number plates to individuals eligible under this
section upon receiving:
a. Payment of all other fees required under this chapter for registration of a motor
vehicle; and
b. Verification, as determined by the department, of an individual's eligibility status
under this section.
2. An individual is eligible for a military sacrifice plate if the individual is an immediate
family member of a individual who died outside a combat zone while serving honorably
and has not been not found guilty of willful misconduct as defined in title 38, Code of
Federal Regulations, part 3, subpart a, section 3.1, subsection n, as a current member
of any branch of the armed forces of the United States, either active or reserve, the
national guard under federal or state control, or the United States coast guard.
3. On request of the director, the department of veterans' affairs shall certify an
immediate family member of an individual listed in subsection 2 as eligible to receive
military sacrifice plates.
4. Military sacrifice plates must be inscribed with a distinctive emblem and the words
"military sacrifice".
5. For purposes of this section "immediate family member" means a:
a. Spouse;
b. Parent, stepparent, or other individual who acted in loco parentis;
c. Sibling, whether of the whole or half blood, or by adoption;
d. Child, including those by adoption, or a stepchild; or
e. Grandparent.
6. The director may issue military sacrifice plates under this section only to the owner of
a passenger motor vehicle or a truck the registered gross vehicle weight rating of
which does not exceed twenty thousand pounds [9071.85 kilograms].