Chapter 8. Registration Rules for Military Issuance of Veteran and Military Plates to Lessees Applications for Veteran and Military Plates can be accepted directly from eligible customers who lease, rather than own, a motor vehicle. Proof of the lease in the name of the applicant must be submitted. In this case, the Certificate of Registration and plates will be issued in the name of the leasing company (the lessor), but will be provided directly to the applicant (the lessee). To retain the plates at the end of the lease, the lessee will need to provide a letter from the leasing company assigning the plates to the customer. This has been existing RMV policy, but a stopper in ATLAS was restricting these plates to vehicle owners only and a workaround was required to get around this stopper. Effective July 20th, the stopper will be removed, allowing for proper processing of these transactions. Note: Documents submitted as proof of lease include the following: * A Registration and Title Application (RTA) in the leasing company name with the customer listed as a lessee and the vehicle title in the leasing company name * A lease agreement * A purchase and sales agreement Affected Plates The following plates are covered by this policy: * Veteran (including branch of service and wartime decals) * Bronze Star * Silver Star * Purple Heart * Congressional Medal of Honor * Legion of Valor * Pearl Harbor Survivor * Distinguished Flying Cross * Ex-POW * National Guard * Disabled Veteran * Gold Star Family * Medal of Liberty 07/22