Texas Transportation Code

§ 504.615 — COLLEGIATE LICENSE PLATES

TN § 504.615Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 504. LICENSE PLATES · Art. G. SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION

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(a)The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the name and insignia of a college. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the applicable college. The department may issue a license plate under this section only for a college that certifies to the department that the requirements of Section 504.702 are met.

(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. The money may be used only for:

(1)scholarships to students who demonstrate a need for financial assistance under Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board rule; or

(2)Texas Public Educational Grants awarded under Subchapter C, Chapter 56, Education Code, if the fee is for the issuance of a license plate for a college described by Subsection (e)(1).

(c)If the fee is for the issuance of license plates for a college described by Subsection (e)(1), the money:

(1)shall be deposited to the credit of the institution of higher education designated on the license plates; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1181 (S.B. 1227), Sec. 53, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 205, eff. January 1, 2012.