39-04-10.17. Military sacrifice plates

39-04-10.17. Military sacrifice plates 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].