| Date: |
September 4, 2007 |
| To: |
All County Tax Assessor-Collectors |
| Subject: |
Fee Changes and New Forms for Military Specialty License
Plates |
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 2007 Texas Legislature passed House Bill 191, which
simplified/standardized fees for categories of specialty license
plates issued to qualifying active and former military personnel
from the U.S. Armed Forces.
DETAILS
The fees for 15 military specialty license plates have been
simplified in an effort to streamline the statutory fee
structure.
View a table [pdf, 1 page, 15kb] showing the affected plates and the former and
new fee structures as of September 1, 2007.
As part of the new fees, VTR has consolidated the applicable
forms used to apply for all military specialty plates. There are
five new forms related to military specialty plates and all will
be available from the Web site at
www.txdot.gov or through the
Registration and Title System (RTS).
The plate fees and forms
for Disabled Veteran (VTR-615) and Texas Guard or Armed Forces
Reserve (VTR-139) license plates remain the same, but note that
the replacement fees for these license plates were standardized
at $5.30.
The new military plate forms and their applicable license plates
are:
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VTR-420, Application for Military Veteran License Plates
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- Airborne Parachutist
- Desert Storm
- Enduring Freedom
- Korea
- Marine Corps League
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- Military Academy
- Operation Iraqi Freedom
- Vietnam
- World War II
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VTR-421, Application for Military
Meritorious Service License Plates |
- Air Force Cross
- Army Distinguished Service Cross
- Congressional Medal of Honor
- Distinguished Flying Cross
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- Legion of Merit
- Navy Cross
- Silver Star
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VTR-422, Application for Military
Recognition License Plates |
- Former Prisoner of War
- Pearl Harbor Survivor
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VTR-423, Application for Gold Star
License Plates |
- Gold Star Family
- Gold Star Mother
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VTR-424, Application for Armed Forces, Coast Guard & Civil Air
Patrol License Plates |
- Air Force
- Army
- Coast Guard
- Coast Guard Auxiliary
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- Marines
- Navy
- Texas Wing Civil Air Patrol
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COUNTY ACTION
Dispose of the following VTR forms that are no longer valid on
September 1, 2007:
VTR-226, VTR-227, VTR-232, VTR-233, VTR-234, VTR-338, VTR-418,
VTR-419,
VTR-889, VTR-995-Q, and VTR-420 with any revision date prior to
9/2007. The form
VTR-995-Q for motorcycles is obsolete because military plates
with a motorcycle option are now included in the new forms.
Attached are copies of the new forms which may be photocopied
and supplied to customers.
CONTACT
If you have any questions or need any additional information,
please contact your local Vehicle Titles and Registration
Division Regional Office. 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. |
