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 House Bill 2498 has passed the PA Assembly and was
signed into law by the governor on Oct 4, 2006 as Act
117 of 2006.
Use form
MV-912 (it may take several seconds to appear) to
apply for the Gold Star Family license plate but read
this information before filling in the form.
- You may fill in the form on line (it's neater)
but you must still print it out, sign it, and send
it in with your fee.
- A wide range of relatives qualify for the plate
(see the form). You may want to print several copies
of the BLANK form for them before filling it out on
line for yourself.
- You may apply for multiple plates for all your
vehicles as long as a registered owner qualifies as
one of the listed relatives of the service member.
- You do not need to wait for the renewal of your
existing plate. The new GSF plate will replace your
current plate when you receive it.
- Your loved one need not have died in combat.
Only death while on active duty is required.
- The plate is not restricted to relatives of the
recent conflicts. If you are a qualified relative of
someone that died on active duty in WWII, Korea,
Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Beirut etc., you can apply
for the GSF plate.
- If you qualify for the plate, you should also
qualify for the
Gold Star Pin supplied by the Defense Dept. If
you don't already have one use the
form on this site to apply and wear it proudly.
- If your loved one died in Afganistan or Iraq or
their related activities, or if you have sons or
daughters serving now, you may display the
appropriate service flag at your home or
business.
Ruth feels this is a great way to increase awareness
of the service and sacrifice of our sons and daughters
in the military and encourages you to get a Gold Star
Family license plate and display it proudly.
All states have some kind of Gold Star license
plate. Get one for your state.
Gov. Rendell Signs Gold Star Family
License Plate Bill
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Governor Rendell addresses
Gold Star Families accompanied by Ruth
Stonesifer, President of the Dept of
Pennsylvania, American Gold Star Mothers. Ms
Stonesifer is the mother of
Kristofor Stonesifer and the originator
of the Gold Star Family license plate
legislation. |
| Ruth Stonesifer presents Gov.
Rendell with a Gold Star Mother statue by
Andrew Chernak. The statue is a miniature of
the
full size statue recently installed in Kent
NY. |
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Gov. Rendell signs bill with
Gold Star Families in the background. Front row
left to right Betty Serian, Deputy Secretary for
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation,
Ruth Stonesifer, originator of the legislation,
Gov. Rendell, Major General Jessica Wright,
Adjutant General of Pennsylvania. |
| Ruth Stonesifer is presented
the first Gold Star Family license plate by Gov.
Rendell. |
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Gov Rendell talks with some of the Gold Star Families before the
signing.
Gov Rendell talks with some members of the Philadelphia chapter of
American Gold Star Mothers.
The Governor addresses the audience and press.
Ruth Stonesifer presents Gov Rendell with a
Gold Star Mother statuette. The statuette is a replica of one
recently installed in Putnam County NY and was made by Andrew Chernak of
Pennsylvania.
Gov Rendell presents Ruth Stonesifer with the first Gold Star Family
Plate. The gold star at the left
is rimmed in blue as is the star on
the service flag.
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