‘Purple Heart' plates for active military members

Gov. Nathan Deal ceremonially signed two bills Wednesday to allow specialty license plates for active duty military members who have received a Purple Heart citation.

Senate Bill 473, the Purple Heart license plates bill, becomes effective July 1.

House Bill 732 additionally expands specialty plates for military veterans to include military medal awards and exempts disabled veterans from paying annual tag renewal fees. It also creates new state-issued specialty plates to raise money for Georgia nurses as well as prostate cancer and lung cancer awareness and research programs.

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