Tex.
Transp. Code Section 504.680
Sheriffs’ Association of Texas License Plate
(a)
The department shall issue specialty license plates to honor the personnel of sheriff’s offices. The license plates must include:(1)
the words “Support Your Sheriff’s Office”; and(2)
a depiction of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas logo.(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 an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012 (Elimination of Dedicated Revenue Accounts; Revenues in Trust)(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to make grants to a nonprofit organization that has a history of promoting the training, retention, and professionalism of sheriff’s deputies, county jail employees, emergency service center employees, or other positions and offices administered by a sheriff.(c)
Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license plate issued under this section.(1)
the words “A Hero Remembered Never Dies”;(2)
the words “Honoring Law Enforcement”; and(3)
a depiction of a badge covered by a black mourning band.(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 an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012 (Elimination of Dedicated Revenue Accounts; Revenues in Trust)(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to provide financial assistance to surviving family members of peace officers killed in the line of duty under Chapter 615 (Financial Assistance to Survivors of Certain Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, and Others), Government Code.(c)
Section 504.702 does not apply to a specialty license plate issued under this section.(b)
The department may manufacture the specialty license plates only if a request for manufacture of the license plates is filed with the department. The request must be:(1)
made in a manner prescribed by the department;(2)
filed before the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the law that authorizes the issuance of the specialty license plates; and(3)
accompanied by a deposit of $8,000.(c)
Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(21), eff. January 1, 2012.(d)
If a request is not filed with the department before the date specified by Subsection (b)(2), the law that authorizes the issuance of the specialty license plates expires on that date.(e)
The department may issue license plates under:(1)
Section 504.614 (Professional Sports Team License Plates) for a particular professional sports team only if $8,000 has been deposited with the department for that sports team; or(2)
Section 504.615 (Collegiate License Plates) for a particular institution of higher education or private college or university only if $8,000 has been deposited with the department for that institution, college, or university.(f)
Money deposited with the department under Subsection (b)(3) or (e) shall be returned by the department to the person who made the deposit after 800 sets of plates have been issued.
Source:
Section 504.680 — Sheriffs' Association of Texas License Plate, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.504.htm#504.680 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
