ยง 404-c. Distinctive plates for former prisoners of war. 1. Any former
prisoner of war residing in this state or the spouse of any such former
prisoner of war shall, upon request, be issued a license plate bearing
the words "former prisoner of war". If a distinctive plate is issued to
a former prisoner of war pursuant to this section, additional
distinctive plates may be issued for every vehicle registered in the
name of the former prisoner of war residing in this state or the spouse
of such former prisoner of war. Application for said license plate shall
be filed with the commissioner in such form and detail as the
commissioner shall prescribe.
2. The distinctive plate authorized herein shall be issued upon proof,
satisfactory to the commissioner, that the applicant or the spouse of
the applicant is a former prisoner of war.
3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this chapter
provided, however, that no additional service charge shall be charged
for such plate.
4. The unremarried widow or widower of a former prisoner of war
married to such former prisoner at the time of his or her imprisonment
shall be included in the term "spouse" for the purposes of this section.
A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon the payment of the
regular registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this
chapter, provided, however, that no additional service charge shall be
charged for such plate.
5. Notwithstanding subdivision three of this section and the fees
prescribed or permitted by section four hundred one of this article,
there shall be no charge for the issuance of a number plate pursuant to
this section to a former prisoner of war, nor shall there be imposed an
additional service charge for the issuance of such a plate to such a
person. Furthermore, upon the issuance of a distinctive plate pursuant
to this section, such a former prisoner of war shall be exempt from the
payment of any fees relating to the registration or renewal thereof as
prescribed by section four hundred one of this article.
Structure New York Laws
Title 4 - Registration of Vehicles
Article 14 - Registration of Motor Vehicles
401 - Registration of Motor Vehicles; Fees; Renewals.
401-B - Registration of Tow Trucks.
402 - Distinctive Number; Form of Number Plates; Trailers.
402-A - Facsimile License Plates.
403 - Number Plates Continued.
403-A - Temporary Indicia of Registration.
403-B - Sales of Certain Number or Distinctive License Plates by Certain Dealers.
404 - Issuance of Special Number Plates.
404-A - Registration of Motor Vehicles of Severely Disabled Persons.
404-B - Distinctive Plates for Volunteer Firefighters.
404-C - Distinctive Plates for Former Prisoners of War.
404-D - Distinctive Plates for Members of the Organized Militia and Reserve.
404-E - Distinctive Plates for Purple Heart Recipients.
404-F - Distinctive Plates for Members of Volunteer Ambulance Services.
404-G - Distinctive Plates Bearing the Words "Birthplace of Baseball".
404-H - Distinctive Plates for Members of the Jewish War Veterans of America.
404-I - Distinctive Plates for Gold Star Mothers.
404-K - Distinctive Plates for Marine Corps League Members.
404-L - Distinctive Regional Design Plates.
404-M - Distinctive License Plates Commemorating the World University Games.
404-N - Issuance of Distinctive Conservation Plates.
404-O - Distinctive "Olympic Spirit" License Plates.
404-OO - Deposit of Service Charges for Distinctive License Plates.
404-P - Distinctive "Animal Population Control Fund" License Plates.
404-P*2 - Distinctive Plates for Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients.
404-Q - Distinctive "Drive for the Cure" License Plates.
404-Q*2 - Distinctive Plates for the Council on the Arts.
404-R - Distinctive "Foreign Organization" License Plates.
404-S - Issuance of Distinctive "I Love New York" Plates.
404-S*2 - Issuance of Distinctive Plates for Agriculture.
404-S*3 - Distinctive "Drive Out Diabetes" License Plates.
404-S*4 - Distinctive Plates for the Saratoga National Cemetery Honor Guard Association.
404-T - Distinctive Marine and Coastal District of New York License Plates.
404-T*2 - Distinctive Conserve Habitat License Plates.
404-T*3 - Distinctive "Peace at Home" License Plates.
404-U - Distinctive "Keep Kids Drug Free" License Plates.
404-U*2 - Distinctive "National Multiple Sclerosis Society" License Plates.
404-U*3 - Distinctive Gift of Life License Plates.
404-U*4 - Distinctive "Erie Canal" License Plates.
404-V - Distinctive Plates for Water Rescue Team Members.
404-V*2 - Distinctive Plates for the United States Naval Armed Guard.
404-V*3 - Distinctive Plates for the Arts and Cultural Institutions and Museums.
404-V*4 - Distinctive Plates for Members of the Eighth Air Force Historical Society.
404-V*5 - Issuance of Distinctive "Discover Queens" License Plates.
404-V*6 - Distinctive Autism Awareness License Plates.
404-V*7 - Distinctive "Love Your Library" Plates.
404-W - Distinctive Plates for War on Terror Veterans.
404-W*2 - Distinctive Plates for Persian Gulf Veterans.
404-X - Distinctive "Ducks Unlimited" License Plates.
404-Y - Distinctive Plates for Veterans of the Iraq War and Veterans of the Afghanistan War.
404-Y*2 - Distinctive "Appalachian Trail" License Plates.
404-Y*3 - Distinctive Plates for Members of the Kiwanis International.
404-Y*4 - Distinctive Plates for Conspicuous Service Cross Recipients.
404-Y*5 - Distinctive Lupus Awareness License Plates.
404-Y*6 - Distinctive Sickle Cell Disease Awareness License Plates.
404-Z - Distinctive "Elks Association" License Plates.
404-AA - Distinctive Plates for Members of the Catholic War Veterans of America.
404-BB - Distinctive Cystic Fibrosis Foundation License Plates.
404-CC - Distinctive "Cure Chilhood Cancer" Plates.
404-DD - Distinctive Plates for Members of Amvets.
404-DD*2 - Mental Illness Anti-Stigma License Plates.
404-EE - Distinctive "West Indian American Day Carnival" License Plates.
404-EE*2 - Distinctive Down's Syndrome Awareness License Plates.
404-EE*3 - Distinctive "September Eleventh, Two Thousand One Remembrance" License Plates.
404-EE*4 - Distinctive "Jamaican Bobsled Team" Number Plates.