Immediate family members of a service member who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces can get a Kentucky Gold Star license plate. Separate plates exist for a Gold Star spouse, mother, father, son, daughter and sibling. Each plate costs $31 to buy and $31 to renew.
Contact the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs at 502-564-9203 or 800-572-6245 first. They verify your eligibility and give you the paperwork to take to your county clerk’s office to apply.
Documentation of the service member’s death in service, proof of your relationship to them, and the eligibility paperwork the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs issues.
