Sec. 1. (a) The bureau shall design a license plate that will designate a vehicle as being registered to:
(1) an individual; or
(2) the surviving spouse (who has not remarried) of an individual;
who has been awarded a Purple Heart decoration.
(b) Upon proper application, the bureau may modify a license plate designed under subsection (a)(1) to designate a vehicle as being registered to an individual who is:
(1) described in subsection (a)(1); and
(2) eligible to be issued:
(A) a placard under IC 9-14-5 (before its repeal) or IC 9-18.5-8; or
(B) a person with a disability registration plate under IC 9-18.5-8.
An individual described in subsection (a)(2) is not eligible to receive a modified license plate under this subsection.
(c) An individual who:
(1) knowingly; or
(2) intentionally;
falsely professes to have the qualifications to obtain a license plate under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) An individual who owns a vehicle bearing a license plate issued under subsection (b) and knows that the individual is not entitled to a license plate issued under subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.