Fee exemptions provided for motor vehicles bearing Purple Heart medal special plates.

HF 3214 amends Minnesota law to exempt Purple Heart medal recipients from paying replacement fees for special license plates on their vehicles. This means veterans awarded the Purple Heart medal who hold designated plates displaying "COMBAT WOUNDED VET" and a Purple Heart emblem will not incur costs when replacing lost, stolen, or damaged plates. The bill updates existing statutes to explicitly include Purple Heart recipients in the category of veterans already exempt from such fees (previously applied to Medal of Honor and former POW plate holders). This change directly affects Purple Heart medal recipients who own vehicles registered with these special plates.