The Gold Star Family license plate is available to immediate family members (parent, spouse, sibling or child) of fallen service members as certified by the Affidavit of Relationship on the application form. To apply for the plate, you must present one of the following documents: DD-2064 D.O.D. Certificate of Death (Overseas) or a DD-1300 D.O.D. Report of Casualty. This plate allows free parking at municipal parking meters. There is no cost for this plate. You may be issued three plates within the plate class to include Gold Star Family, Gold Star Family Motorcycle, and Gold Star Family Personalized. This plate is available by mail only.

You may get a personalized version of the plate that contains letters or numbers or both and the “&” symbol. Text is limited to six characters including spaces and will be granted based on availability.