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Revenue Object 3014 – Motor Vehicle Registration Fees – Specialty License Plates -- Special Plates upon Sponsor Application

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Legal Citations:

Transportation Code sec. 504.002, sec. 504.6012, sec. 504.801

Revenue Type: Cash — Transportation

Origin Date: 2003 by H.B. 2971, 78th Leg., R.S.

Issue Date: 2003-09-01

Revised Date: 2016-09-01

Description

Specialty plates created by the department on its own initiative or on receipt of an application from a potential sponsor. These are plates created before November 19, 2009. Issuance fee is $30 unless the department sets a higher fee. The department may require a nonrefundable design fee.

Plates created on or after November 19, 2009 are under revenue object 3014 subtitle “Private Vendor Specialty and Souvenir Plates.”

Due Date

At the time of issuance or application.

Collecting Agencies

608 – Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

County Tax Assessor-Collector

Deposit Funds

0010 – Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund ($8 plus the remainder if the sponsor did not nominate a state agency to receive the funds or if there is no sponsor for issuance of plates. 100% of non-refundable design fee if required.)
0802 – License Plate Trust Fund (Remainder, if a receiving state agency is designated.)

Notes

Amended by H.B. 2553, 81st Leg., R.S.

Collecting agency changed from Texas Department of Transportation (601) by H.B. 3097, 81st Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 1616, 81st Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B. 2357, 82nd Leg., R.S.

H.B. 2202, 83rd Leg., R.S. changed deposit from State Highway Fund (0006) to new Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund. New fund was not exempted in funds consolidation bill (H.B. 6) and not created. Therefore, revenue amounts were deposited to General Revenue (0001).

Remainder previously deposited to 5140 – GR Account - Specialty License Plates General. H.B. 7, 84th Leg., R.S. abolished General Revenue-dedicated specialty license plate account effective 09/30/2015.

S.B. 1512, 84th Leg., R.S. recreated the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund and it was exempted by H.B. 6, 84th Leg., R.S. Deposit changed from General Revenue to Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund (0010). Effective 9/1/16.

USAS Values

Appropriation Year	26
USAS Title	MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEES
Receipt Category	01 – Transportation
Receipt Type	20 – Non-Commercial Licenses and Permits
Object Group	30 – Revenues
USAS Status	A
Rev/Exp Category	01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES

Accessibility Policy

State of Texas – Fiscal Management