(c) Initial issuance of specialty license plates, symbols, tabs, or other devices.
(B) To be valid for use on a motor vehicle, the recipient of the plates must file an application with the county tax assessor-collector and pay the statutorily required registration fees in the amount as provided by Transportation Code, Chapter 502 and this subchapter. (A) A person may purchase general distribution specialty license plates as a gift for another person if the purchaser submits an application for the specialty license plates that provides: (i) the name and address of the person who will receive the plates and (ii) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle on which the plates will be displayed. Applications for specialty license plates may be made directly to the county tax assessor-collector of the county in which the owner resides or a county tax assessor-collector who is willing to accept the application, except that applications for the following license plates must be made directly to the department: (A) County Judge (B) Federal Administrative Law Judge (C) State Judge (D) State Official (E) U.S. (F) Initial applications for license plates for display on Exhibition Vehicles must include a photograph of the completed vehicle. The evidence of eligibility may include, but is not limited to: (i) an official document issued by a governmental entity or (ii) a letter issued by a governmental entity on that agency's letterhead.
(E) The application must include evidence of eligibility for any specialty license plates. (D) The application must be accompanied by prescribed local fees or other fees that are collected in conjunction with registering a vehicle, with the exception of vehicles bearing license plates that are exempt by statute from these fees. (C) Specialty license plate fees will not be refunded after an application is submitted and the department has approved issuance of the license plate. If the statutory annual fee for a specialty license plate is $5 or less, it will not be prorated. If a registration period is greater than 12 months, the expiration date of a specialty license plate, symbol, tab, or other device will be aligned with the registration period and the specialty plate fee will be adjusted to yield the appropriate fee.
(B) The application must be accompanied by the statutorily prescribed specialty license plate fee. (A) The application must be accompanied by the prescribed registration fee, unless exempted by statute. The application form shall at a minimum require the name and complete address of the applicant. An owner of a vehicle registered as specified in this subchapter who wishes to apply for a specialty license plate, symbol, tab, or other device must do so on a form prescribed by the director. (b) Initial application for specialty license plates, symbols, tabs, or other devices.
This section does not apply to military license plates except as provided by ยง217.43 of this title (relating to Military Specialty License Plates). For the department to perform these duties efficiently and effectively, this section prescribes the policies and procedures for the application, issuance, and renewal of specialty license plates, symbols, tabs, and other devices, through the county tax assessor-collectors, and establishes application fees, expiration dates, and registration periods for certain specialty license plates. Transportation Code, Chapters 504, 551, and 551A charge the department with providing specialty license plates, symbols, tabs, and other devices.