Special license plates for veterans formerly missing-in-action.
Del. Code tit. 21, § 2139
in effect(a) (1) The owner of any vehicle described in paragraph (a)(2) of this section may apply to the Department for the assignment to that vehicle of a special missing-in-action registration number.
(2) This section applies only to:
a. A private passenger vehicle; or
b. A truck with a 3 / 4 -ton or less manufacturer’s rated capacity.
(b) Special registration may be issued under this section only if:
(1) The applicant states that the applicant is a veteran formerly missing-in-action in any war, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam conflict, Operation Desert Storm or other military conflict on foreign soil in which United States armed forces were formally engaged in battle; and
(2) The United States Department of Defense certifies that the applicant was a veteran formerly missing-in-action in any war, the Korean conflict, the Vietnam conflict, Operation Desert Storm or other military conflict on foreign soil in which United States armed forces were formally engaged in battle.
(3) Upon receipt by the Department of information that the individual to whom the special plate has been issued is deceased, the surviving spouse may transfer the plate to a vehicle owned by the spouse that meets the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this section as a valid registration plate. No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration.
(c) No fee in addition to the annual registration fee otherwise required by this title is required for registration under this section; provided, however, that an original application under this section shall be subject to a $10 administrative fee.
(d) The Department shall reserve sufficient special license plates including the letters “MIA” and numbered consecutively beginning with the numeral “1” as are necessary to implement this section.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c021/sc02/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026