The license plates shall be of a design to be prescribed by the Commissioner of Revenue, provided the plates shall bear the words "Pearl Harbor Survivor" and prominently display the seal of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. The distinctive license plates shall be prepared by the Commissioner of Revenue and shall be issued through the probate judge or license commissioner of the several counties of the state in like manner as are other motor vehicle license plates or tags, and such officers shall be entitled to their regular fees for such service. Applicants for such distinctive plates shall present to the issuing official such proof as required by the Commissioner of Revenue that the qualification requirements of this division are met. When such applicant presents proof satisfactory to the commissioner, the applicant shall be issued the requested number of distinctive license plates or tags upon the payment of the regular license fee for tags, as provided by law, and the additional payment of a fee of $3.00 for each plate issued. The applicant shall pay the additional $3.00 fee for each license plate issued in the future, however in those years in which a decal is issued the applicant shall pay the regular license fees for tags, as provided by law. The distinctive license plates or tags so issued shall be used only upon and for personally-owned, private passenger vehicles (to include station wagons and pick-up trucks) registered in the name of the person making application therefor, and when so issued to such applicant shall be used upon the vehicle for which issued in lieu of the standard license plates or license tags normally issued for such vehicle.