| Date: |
January 18, 2007 |
| To: |
All County Tax Assessor-Collectors |
| Subject: |
Issuance of Exempts, Texas Guard and Armed Forces
Reserve Specialty License Plates through the Registration and Titling
System (RTS) |
These documents contain text of correspondence sent by
TxDOT to the county tax assessor-collectors, statutory agents who provide
vehicle registration and titling services for citizens in Texas. This
information is provided to apprise the general public of issues affecting the
state’s vehicle titling and registration process.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this bulletin is to advise you that all
applications for Exempt, Texas Guard and Armed Forces Reserve
specialty license plates and title applications will be
processed through the RTS in county tax offices beginning
January 22, 2007. Training will be provided prior to
implementation and will cover the following issues.
DETAILS
Exempt agencies will apply for title (with or without a lien) and exempt
registration in the county where the exempt agency is located.
- A current list of approved exempt agencies will be provided through RTS.
- The county tax offices will process new applications and replacements
for standard exempt license plates. Standard exempt plates are seven-digit
plates with the word “Exempt” at the top of each plate, along with a
replacement year identifier at the bottom of each plate.
- Standard Exempt license plate registration does not expire; however, the
replacement year identifier will serve as a reminder to the exempt agency
that the plates should be replaced due to the loss of reflectivity (please
see RTB 023-06).
- The county tax office will also process regular exempt license plates
that expire annually. Regular exempt license plates are general issue
license plates issued in an exempt agency’s name.
- Exempt agencies will surrender the exempt plates and receipt to their
local regional office when a vehicle is sold, junked, or salvaged.
- The county tax office will receive $1.90 for each registration receipt
issued.
- This new procedure does not affect vehicles registered through our alias
exempt program. The Special Registration Branch will continue to process
these transactions.
- Procedures for Texas Guard and Armed Forces Reserve license plates have
been changed. Previously, the registration fee stayed with the plates, not
the vehicle, and the plates expired in June of each year. The current
procedure allows the registration to stay with the vehicle and registration
is staggered. This allows the plates to be treated like all the other
specialty license plates (Registration Manual update to follow).
CONTACT
If you have any questions or need any additional information,
please contact your local Vehicle Titles and Registration
Division Regional Office or the Customer Help Desk at (512)
465-7611. In some cases the Registration and Title Bulletins (RTB) contain attachments. If you
require a copy of the original signed RTB and the attachments, please
e-mail us and include the RTB number.
Repeat requests are subject to charges in accordance with Open Record
policies. A subscription service is also available for an annual fee of
$250. Subscribers will automatically receive all RTB mailings as they
are issued. |
