A new selection of military-themed license plates is available. Recently passed legislation allows the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to offer Pennsylvanians six new license plates honoring military veterans.

Three of the new plates recognize service members who received medals or honors for individual achievements or deployments. These plates are the standard license plate colors of white, blue, and gold and bear a graphic of the medal awarded. For a fee, the plates are available for use on passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds.

These plates include the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal Registration Plate. Applicants must submit a completed MV-150, Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate, and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214, Separation Papers or Discharge Papers, indicating they were awarded the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal.

For the Operation Inherent Resolve Veterans Plate, applicants must submit a completed MV-150P and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 indicating they participated in Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic State and the Levant, which encompasses campaigns in Iraq, Syria, and Libya.

Applicants for the Borinqueneers Congressional Gold Medal Registration Plate must submit a completed MV-150P and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 indicating they served in the 65th Infantry Regiment - the Borinqueneers - or other evidence of having received the Congressional Gold Medal.

The other three new plate designs recognize woman veterans. Two are available for motorcycles, and the third is for passenger cars or trucks with a registered gross weight of not more than 14,000 pounds. 

The Honoring Our Women Veteran Motorcycle Registration Plate is a special fund registration plate. A portion of the fee for the plate goes to the Veterans Trust Fund to support programs and resources assisting woman veterans. Applicants must submit a completed MV-914, "Application for Honoring Our Veterans Special Fund Registration Plate."

The Women Veteran Motorcycle Registration Plate and the Women Veteran Registration Plate are standard issue plates - the former being specifically for motorcycles - bearing the colors white, blue, and gold along with a graphic representing woman veterans. Applicants must submit a completed MV-150V, Application for U.S. Military Service Registration Plate, and a legible photocopy of their Form DD-214 or a legible photocopy of the front and back of their DD2(RET), "United States Uniformed Services Identification Card (Retired)." 

More information is available by visiting http://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmv/vehicle-services.html and clicking the arrow in the "Registration Plates" box.