Family members of a Mississippi resident service member killed in action or who died in a combat zone can get a Gold Star Family licence plate. Eligible family includes the unremarried surviving spouse, children and stepchildren, parents, biological, adopted and stepsiblings, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts and uncles, and a stepparent married to the mother or father of the service member. The surviving spouse and the mother are each authorized one plate that is exempt from property taxes, privilege taxes and all other taxes and fees.
Apply at your county tax collector office with documentation of the service member’s death and your relationship to them.
The report of casualty or death certificate showing the service member was killed in action or died in a combat zone, and documentation of your relationship to them.
