Kentucky Transportation Cabinet · Reviewed 2026-09-18
Kentucky Gold Star Spouse License Plate
Kentucky’s Gold Star Spouse plate is for the spouse of a person who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. Obtain the required DD1300 documentation through Kentucky Veterans Affairs and apply through the county clerk. The current plate page states that the first two plates have no fee; additional plates carry the listed fees and mandatory contribution. Renewal is in the owner’s birth month. Other Gold Star relatives have separate plate designs and eligibility rules.
An agency must make the actual eligibility decision.
The program is source-verified, but its eligibility rules are not automated in this record.
Program overview
- Administering agency
- Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
- Source verification
- official page text
- Rating relationship
- No rating threshold is inferred; confirm any program-specific disability rule with the administering agency.
- P&T requirement
- P&T is not inferred from the program title or summary; verify the current official requirements.
- TDIU treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Temporary-rating treatment
- Manual verification required.
- Residency requirement
- Residency or another jurisdiction connection may be required; verify the program-specific rule.
Why this result appeared
No personal scenario was used. This neutral catalog view does not imply that you qualify.
Manual requirements
- The linked official source confirms that this program or service exists, but the app has not converted every requirement into automatic eligibility logic.
- Confirm current residency, service, discharge, disability, dependent or survivor status, deadlines, benefit amount, and required documents with the administering agency.
Suggested application steps
- Open the linked program source and review the current requirements.
- Contact the administering agency if any eligibility term, deadline, benefit value, or local procedure is unclear.
- Apply only through the administering agency’s process after confirming that the program fits your circumstances.
Documents to consider
- Military discharge or service record, when requested
- Proof of residence or other jurisdiction connection, when requested
- VA decision or benefit summary letter, when disability status is part of the program
- Dependent, survivor, vehicle, property, education, or income records relevant to the program
Limits and caveats
- This is an official-source program record, not an agency eligibility decision.
- Program terms can change between review dates; use the linked official source before relying on a deadline, amount, waiver, exemption, or qualification path.
- The program description was checked against text from the linked official page or document.
Application, timing, and local administration
- Application requirement
- The administering agency may require an application, supporting records, or local filing.
- Filing deadline
- Confirm with the administering agency
- Renewal
- Confirm whether renewal, recertification, or annual filing is required.
- Benefit value or formula
- Varies under the official program rule
- Local warning
- KDVA verifies the required military-death documentation; the county clerk handles plate issuance and current fees.
- Source language
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Source record and freshness
U.S. Department of the Army · Reviewed 2026-08-29
Data version 2026.09.18 · Record version effective 2026-08-29 · Next review due 2026-12-27