Section 9105 Of Article 1. Exemptions From California Vehicle Code >> Division 3. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Except for fees for duplicate license plates, duplicate
certificates, or duplicate cards, the fees specified in this code
need not be paid for a vehicle that is of a type subject to
registration under this code, and that is not used for transportation
for hire, compensation, or profit, when owned by any of the
following:
(1) A disabled veteran.
(2) A former American prisoner of war.
(3) The surviving spouse of a former American prisoner of war who
has elected to retain the special license plates issued under Section
5101.5.
(4) A Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
(5) The surviving spouse of a Congressional Medal of Honor
recipient who has elected to retain the special license plates issued
under Section 5101.6.
(b) The exemption granted by subdivision (a) shall not extend to
more than one vehicle owned by a former American prisoner of war, a
disabled veteran, or a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, or a
surviving spouse, and is applicable to the same vehicle as described
in subdivision (b) of Section 10783, or subdivision (b) of Section
10783.2, of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(c) (1) The department may require a disabled veteran applying for
an exemption under this section to submit a certificate signed by a
physician and surgeon, or to the extent that it does not cause a
reduction in the receipt of federal aid highway funds, by a nurse
practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant,
chiropractor, or optometrist, substantiating the disability.
(2) The department may require a person applying for an exemption
under this section for either of the following reasons to do any of
the following:
(A) By reason of the person's status as a former prisoner of war,
to show, by satisfactory proof, his or her former prisoner-of-war
status.
(B) By reason of the person's status of receiving the
Congressional Medal of Honor, to show, by satisfactory proof, that he
or she is a Congressional Medal of Honor recipient.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the term "vehicle" means any
of the following:
(1) A passenger motor vehicle.
(2) A motorcycle.
(3) A commercial motor vehicle of less than 8,001 pounds unladen
weight.