Registration and Title Bulletin - #041-11
Date: August 04, 2011
To:
All County Tax Assessor-Collectors
Subject: Specialty License Plates Added by the 82nd Legislative Session
PURPOSE
To inform you of new specialty license plates resulting from the 82nd Legislative Session.
DETAILS
The Texas Legislature this year passed several bills to establish new specialty license plates, including a "Choose Life" specialty plate (SB 257) and several qualifying specialty plates. The chart below lists the specialty plates, the bill number and applicable fees:
| Specialist License Plates | Bill No. |
1st set Plate Fee/Reg Fee |
2nd set Plate Fee/Reg Fee |
| Bronze Star/Bronze Star with Valor | HB 559 | $0 + $0 | $0 + Reg. |
| Distinguished Service Medal | SB 1755 | $0 + $0 | $0 + Reg. |
| Surviving Spouse Disabled Veteran* | HB 3580 | $0 + Reg. | $0 + Reg. |
| U.S. Paratrooper (name change only) | SB 461 | $0 + Reg. | $0 + Reg. |
| Woman Veteran | HB 1178 | $0 + Reg. | $0 + Reg. |
| Gold Star Father | SB 896 | $0 + Reg. | One set only |
| Choose Life | SB 257 | $30 + Reg. | $30 + Reg. |
*The "Surviving Spouse Disabled Veteran" plate does not offer the same parking privileges as the "Disabled Veteran" (DV) plate.
Additionally, SB 1755 provides that active and former military personnel who are eligible for a DV license plate and also qualify for an applicable meritorious service medal will be given the option to include an emblem of the medal on their DV plate. (Example: Purple Heart Emblem will be allowed on a DV specialty plate if the DV was awarded the Purple Heart.)
The bills are effective September 1, 2011; however, a programming implementation date is not yet established. You will receive further notification about the availability of the new specialty license plates in the near future.
Please refer any requests for the Bronze Star, Bronze Star with Valor or the Distinguish Service Medal to the Special Plates Section at 512-374-5010, Option 3.
The "U.S. Paratrooper" plate will be available for order on September 1, 2011. The customer will receive the new plate, although in RTS the plate will display as "Airborne Parachutist" until programming can be accomplished.
CONTACT
Contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center if you have questions.
