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Firefighter, National Guard, and Veteran Plates

Disabled Veteran

When ordering veteran license plates, you need to provide either discharge papers (form DD-214) or other valid proof supporting your military record. In addition, a form from the Departent of Veteran Affairs, 300 Westminster Street Providence RI describing the injury is required.

Firefighter

You must have a letter certified by the chief of the fire department stating that you are currently a member of that department with at least one year of active service or retired under honorable conditions.

National Guard

A letter from your commanding officer validating your National Guard status must be presented when applying.

Prisoner of War (POW)

When ordering POW plates, you need to provide either discharge papers (form DD-214) or other valid proof supporting your military record. This plate is issued to former prisoner's of war. Upon the death of the holder of any POW plates, the plates shall be transferred to his or her surviving spouse for the spouse's lifetime until he or she remarries.

Purple Heart

When ordering purple heart plates, you need to provide either discharge papers (form DD-214) or other valid proof supporting your military record. Available to combat wounded recipients of the Purple Heart Medal.

Veteran

When ordering veteran license plates, you need to provide either discharge papers (form DD-214) or other valid proof supporting your military record.

If you are a current "War Veteran" plate holder, you can request an online remake of your existing plate number with the newly designed "Veteran" plate.

  • Available as passenger, commercial (10,000 lbs or less), and motorcycle plates.
  • There will be a sticker on the upper right corner designating the branch of service or gold star parent.
  • Costs are listed in the DMV Fee Table
  • Application for Remake and Vanity License Plates
  • There is no fee for the remake of these plates

Veteran Gold Star Parent

"Gold Star Parent" means a person who has lost a son or a daughter as a result of service with the armed forces of the United States of America; provided, the death was determined to be in the line of duty.