# COMAR Title 11 — Department of Transportation

## Subtitle 15 — Motor Vehicle Administration — Vehicle Registration

### Chapter 23 — Special Registration Plates for Recipients of Combat-Related Armed Forces Medals and Honorably Discharged Veterans

#### Regulation .05 Certification of Combat-Related Medal.

*COMAR 11.15.23.05*

The owner, co-owner, or lessee of the vehicle to be registered under this chapter shall provide proof that is satisfactory to the Administration with the application for registration as follows:

A. For a combat-related registration, proof shall be one of the following:

  (1) Copy of military discharge record (Form DD 214);

  (2) Copy of permanent combat-related award certificate; or

  (3) Written proof from the National Personnel Records Center that the owner, co-owner, or lessee of the vehicle has been awarded the combat-related medal or qualifies for other combat-related plates under this chapter;

B. For an honorably discharged veteran registration, proof shall be a copy of the military record (Form DD 214) evidencing an honorable discharge; or

C. For a Gold Star registration, proof shall be one of the following;

  (1) Copy of the application for a Gold Star Lapel Button (Form DD-3) approved by the Department of Defense;

  (2) Copy of the casualty report issued by the military indicating the name and date of death;

  (3) Copy of an overseas death certificate issued by the military indicating the name and date of death; or

  (4) Self-certification by the applicant for a casualty that occurred in World War I, World War II, or the Korean War.