Immediate family members of a service member killed in the line of duty can get a West Virginia Gold Star Family license plate. Immediate family means the surviving spouse, parents including stepparents, adoptive parents and foster parents standing in loco parentis, siblings and half-siblings, and children including stepchildren and adopted children.
Complete the West Virginia Gold Star Family License Plate Application, have it certified by a West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance benefits office, and submit it to the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
The service member’s casualty documentation or death certificate, and proof of your relationship to them.
