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TX Transp Code § 504.669 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.669. Back the Blue License Plates

Sec. 504.669.  BACK THE BLUE LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include a thin blue line and the words "Back the Blue."(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to provide financial assistance to survivors of peace officers under Chapter 615, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (H.B. 263), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 504.668 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(65), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 504.670 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.670. Blessed Are the Peacemakers License Plates

Sec. 504.670.  BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS LICENSE PLATES.  (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of the United States flag printed in black and white with a blue stripe crossing beneath the field of stars and the words "Blessed are the Peacemakers" at the bottom of each plate.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by the State Preservation Board to maintain the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument under Section 3105.004, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1003 (H.B. 1256), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 504.668 by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 21.001(66), eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 504.671 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.671. F-35 Fighter Jet License Plates

Sec. 504.671.  F-35 FIGHTER JET LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of an F-35 fighter jet and the words "The Sound of Freedom."(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund. |Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 68 (S.B. 240), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 504.672 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.672. Register to Vote License Plates

Sec. 504.672.  REGISTER TO VOTE LICENSE PLATES.  (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Register to Vote."(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by the secretary of state for Project V.O.T.E. or a successor voter education program administered by the office of the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 (H.B. 1130), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 504.671 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(108), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.673 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.673. Sickle Cell Disease Awareness License Plates

Sec. 504.673.  SICKLE CELL DISEASE AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Sickle Cell Matters" and an image of the burgundy sickle cell ribbon.  The department shall design the plates in consultation with the Sickle Cell Association of Houston.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by Texas Southern University to make grants to a nonprofit organization that has a history of providing services to persons with sickle cell disease for the purpose of providing those services.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 888 (H.B. 3394), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 504.671 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(109), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.674 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.674. Keep Austin Weird License Plates

Sec. 504.674.  KEEP AUSTIN WEIRD LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Keep Austin Weird."(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 989 (S.B. 1271), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Redesignated from Transportation Code, Section 504.671 by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 21.001(110), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.675 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.675. Autism Awareness License Plates

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4080), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 9, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.Sec. 504.675.  AUTISM AWARENESS LICENSE PLATES.  (a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Autism Awareness." The department shall design the plates in consultation with a representative of the Hope for Three nonprofit organization.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the trusteed programs within the office of the governor to make grants to a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is to create awareness about and provide support to families living with autism spectrum disorder, to be used by that organization for that purpose.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4080), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.675 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.675. Make-a-Wish License Plates

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4080), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 9, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.Sec. 504.675.  MAKE-A-WISH LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Make-A-Wish" and an image of the blue Make-A-Wish logo.  The department shall design the plates in consultation with the Central and South Texas chapter of Make-A-Wish.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Health and Human Services Commission to make grants to a nonprofit organization that has a history of providing services to children diagnosed with a critical illness for the purpose of providing those services.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.675 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.675. Stop Human Trafficking License Plates

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 9For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4080), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.Sec. 504.675.  STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates to support the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code.  The department shall design the license plates in consultation with an organization involved in the support and recovery of human trafficking victims.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153, Health and Safety Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.675 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter G. Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.675. Family First License Plates

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 4080), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 673 (H.B. 1863), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 504.675.For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 704 (H.B. 2633), Sec. 9, see other Sec. 504.675.Sec. 504.675.  FAMILY FIRST LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Family First."  The department shall design the plates in consultation with a representative of the Family First nonprofit organization.(b)  After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b).  Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Education Agency to make grants to a nonprofit organization with chapters operating in schools in this state whose primary purpose is promoting the importance of fatherhood. |Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 870 (S.B. 1123), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 504.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter H. Administrative Provisions Relating to Specialty License Plates for General Distribution|Section 504.702. Specialty License Plates Authorized After January 1, 1999

Sec. 504.702.  SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES AUTHORIZED AFTER JANUARY 1, 1999.  (a)  This section applies only to specialty license plates that are authorized to be issued by a law that takes effect on or after January 1, 1999.(b)  The department may manufacture the specialty license plates only if a request for manufacture of the license plates is filed with the department.  The request must be:(1)  made in a manner prescribed by the department;(2)  filed before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the law that authorizes the issuance of the specialty license plates; and(3)  accompanied by  a deposit of $8,000.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(21), eff. January 1, 2012.(d)  If a request is not filed with the department before the date specified by Subsection (b)(2), the law that authorizes the issuance of the specialty license plates expires on that date.(e)  The department may issue license plates under:(1)  Section 504.614 for a particular professional sports team only if $8,000 has been deposited with the department for that sports team; or(2)  Section 504.615 for a particular institution of higher education or private college or university only if $8,000 has been deposited with the department for that institution, college, or university.(f)  Money deposited with the department under Subsection (b)(3) or (e) shall be returned by the department to the person who made the deposit after 800 sets of plates have been issued.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 2627), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 211, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(21), eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 504.802 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter I. Development of New Specialty License Plates|Section 504.802. Marketing and Sale by Private Vendor of Specialty License Plates

Sec. 504.802.  MARKETING AND SALE BY PRIVATE VENDOR OF SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  A sponsor of a specialty license plate created under this subchapter may contract with the private vendor authorized under Subchapter J for the marketing and sale of the specialty license plate.(b)  The fee for issuance of a specialty license plate described by Subsection (a) is the amount established under Section 504.851(c).(c)  Notwithstanding any other law, from each fee received from the issuance of a specialty license plate marketed and sold by the private vendor under this section, the department shall:(1)  deduct the administrative costs described by Section 504.801(e)(1);(2)  deposit the portion of the fee for the sale of the plate that the state would ordinarily receive under the contract described by Section 504.851(a) to the credit of:(A)  the specialty license plate fund, if the sponsor nominated a state agency to receive the funds;(B)  the general revenue fund, if the sponsor did not nominate a state agency to receive the funds or if there is no sponsor; or(C)  for a license plate issued under Section 504.614, the public entity that provides or provided funds for the professional sports team's facility; and(3)  pay to the private vendor the remainder of the fee.(d)  A sponsor of a specialty license plate may reestablish its specialty license plate under Sections 504.601 and 504.702 and be credited its previous deposit with the department if a contract entered into by the sponsor under Subsection (a) terminates.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 213, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 214, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 504.852 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter J. Marketing of Specialty Plates Through Private Vendor|Section 504.852. Contract Limitations

Sec. 504.852.  CONTRACT LIMITATIONS.  (a)  In a contract under Section 504.851, the department may not:(1)  unreasonably disapprove or limit any aspect of a private vendor's marketing and sales plan;(2)  unreasonably interfere with the selection, assignment, or management by the private vendor of the private vendor's employees, agents, or subcontractors; or(3)  require a private vendor to market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102.(b)  If a private vendor contracts to market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102, the initial term of the contract shall be for at least five years from the effective date of the contract.  The contract may provide, with the agreement of the department and the private vendor, a second term at least equal in length to the initial term of the contract.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a private vendor may not market and sell souvenir license plates, specialty license plates, or souvenir or specialty license plates personalized under Section 504.102 that compete directly for sales with another specialty license plate issued under this chapter unless the department and the sponsoring agency or organization of the other license plate approve.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 754 (H.B. 2894), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 504.853 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter J. Marketing of Specialty Plates Through Private Vendor|Section 504.853. Specialty and Personalized License Plates Issued Before November 19, 2009

Sec. 504.853.  SPECIALTY AND PERSONALIZED LICENSE PLATES ISSUED BEFORE NOVEMBER 19, 2009.  (a)  A specialty or personalized license plate issued before November 19, 2009, may be issued for a subsequent registration period only if the applicant submits an application and pays the required fee for the applicable registration period.  A person who is issued a personalized license plate has first priority on that license plate for each subsequent registration period for which the person submits a new application for that plate.(b)  Unless the board by rule adopts a higher fee or the license plate is not renewed annually, the fee for issuance of a license plate issued before November 19, 2009, is:(1)  the fee provided for in Section 504.601 for a specialty license plate; and(2)  $40 for a personalized license plate.(c)  A person who is issued a specialty or personalized license plate by the department before November 19, 2009, may:(1)  submit an application for the plate under Subsection (a) and pay the required fee for each subsequent registration period under Subsection (b); or(2)  purchase through the private vendor a license to display the alphanumeric pattern on a license plate for any term allowed by law.(d)  The department may not issue a replacement set of personalized license plates to the same person before the period set by rule unless the applicant for issuance of replacement plates pays an additional fee of $30.(e)  Of each fee collected by the department under Subsection (b)(2):(1)  $1.25 shall be used by the department to defray the cost of administering this section; and(2)  the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 217, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 504.854 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter J. Marketing of Specialty Plates Through Private Vendor|Section 504.854. Auction

Sec. 504.854.  AUCTION.  (a)  The board by rule may provide for the private vendor to:(1)  sell at auction a license to display a unique alphanumeric pattern on a license plate for a period set by board rule;(2)  reserve an unissued alphanumeric pattern from the department for purposes of auctioning a license to display the pattern for a period set by board rule; and(3)  purchase from a customer an unexpired license to display an alphanumeric pattern for purposes of auction by the vendor.(b)  A license to display an alphanumeric pattern purchased under this section may be transferred to another person without payment of the fee provided by Section 504.855. (c)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(23), eff. January 1, 2012.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 218, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(23), eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 504.855 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 504 - License Plates|Subchapter J. Marketing of Specialty Plates Through Private Vendor|Section 504.855. Transferability of Certain Patterns

Sec. 504.855.  TRANSFERABILITY OF CERTAIN PATTERNS.  The board by rule may:(1)  authorize a person who purchases a license to display an alphanumeric pattern for a period of five years or more to transfer the license; and(2)  establish a transfer fee to be distributed in accordance with the contract with the private vendor.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 219, eff. January 1, 2012.|