(a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to:(1) an individual; or(2) the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of an individual;who has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a)(1) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:(1) described in subsection (a)(1); and(2) eligible to be issued:(A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8.An individual described in subsection (a)(2) is not eligible to receive a modified license plate under this subsection.(c) An individual who:(1) knowingly; or(2) intentionally;falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.(d) An individual who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate issued under subsection (b) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-1.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. ) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.[Pre-2016 Revision Citation: 9-18-19-1.]As added by P.L.198-2016, SEC.327. Amended by P.L.29-2021, SEC.2.
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