GR Account 5140 – Specialty License Plates General

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Transportation Code sec. 504.801

Origin Date: 2007

Issue Date: 2007-09-01

Revised Date: 2009-09-01

Purpose

For revenue from license plates issued by the department under the above code, upon receipt of an application from a sponsor, payment of the appropriate deposit and approval by the department. The department shall design plates in consultation with the sponsor and may refuse to create a new plate. Fees for the plates are $30, of which $8 is deposited to the State Highway Fund 0006 to reimburse the department for administrative costs. The remainder is deposited to an account in the General Revenue Fund if the sponsor nominated a state agency to receive the funds and designated the uses of the money. If no agency was nominated, the remainder goes to the state highway fund.

Classification	Group 01: General State Operating and Disbursing Funds [?]
Depository Interest	Credited to General Revenue Fund (0001)
Disposition of Balance	Accumulative
Appropriation Technique	General Appropriations Act

Administering Agencies

608 – Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (formerly Texas Department of Transportation, Agency 601) for any authorized agency or institution.

Financial Activity

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Notes

This section of the Transportation Code originally added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., R.S., ch. 1320, § 6, eff. 9/1/03.

This account was established after the 80th Leg., R.S. appropriated all license plate revenue to the responsible agencies.

Administering agency changed by H.B. 3097, 81st Leg., R.S.

USAS Values

USAS Title	GR ACCT-SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES GENERAL
Consolidated Fund	0001
State Fund Group	01 - GENERAL STATE OPERATING & DISBURSING FDS
USAS Status	I

Used to make general expenditures for the daily operations of state government.

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