§ 404-b. Distinctive plates for volunteer firefighters. 1. Any member
of any volunteer fire department or company in this state or the spouse
of any such member shall, upon request, be issued a license plate
bearing a Maltese cross and the letters "V.F.". If a distinctive plate
is issued to any such member pursuant to this section, such a
distinctive plate shall not be issued to the spouse of such member.
Application for said license plate shall be filed with the commissioner
in such form and detail as the commissioner shall prescribe, and shall
be verified annually by the applicant.

2. The distinctive plate authorized in subdivision one of this section
shall be issued upon proof, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the
applicant or the spouse of the applicant is presently an active member
of a volunteer fire department or company.

3. A distinctive plate issued pursuant to this section shall be issued
in the same manner as other number plates upon payment of the regular
registration fee prescribed by section four hundred one of this chapter
and an initial one time service charge of fifteen dollars.