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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Original Legislation: H.1706

AN ACT AUTHORIZING SURVIVING SPOUSES OF VETERANS TO RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF VETERAN REGISTRATION PLATES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:

Section 2 of chapter 90 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the surviving spouse of a veteran from retaining the distinctive “VETERAN” registration plate until the surviving spouse remarries or cancels or fails to renew the registration.

Approved September 29, 2006.