When such a program has been authorized, the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, shall issue an identification card to any Gold Star Family Member who is a resident of the county. The Gold Star Family identification card shall display the words "Gold Star Family Member," bear the true name and branch of the armed forces in which the person who lost his or her life while on active duty for the United States served, and other identifying information as certified by the applicant for the Gold Star Family identification card. Every application for a Gold Star Family identification card shall be signed and certified by the applicant and shall be supported by such documentary evidence as the county clerk or register of deeds and mortgages, as appropriate, may require.
N.J.S. § 40A:9-78.11