77R8132 JD-D
By Pickett H.B. No. 2110
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2110:
By Alexander C.S.H.B. No. 2110
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the issuance of special license plates for motorcycles
1-3 owned by former members of the United States armed forces and their
1-4 surviving spouses.
1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-6 SECTION 1. Section 502.252, Transportation Code, is amended
1-7 to read as follows:
1-8 Sec. 502.252. CERTAIN SPECIALIZED PLATES AVAILABLE
1-9 PERSONALIZED. A person applying for license plates under Section
1-10 502.2555, 502.258, 502.2586, 502.259, 502.260, 502.261, 502.262,
1-11 502.263, 502.264, 502.265, 502.269, 502.270, 502.271, 502.272,
1-12 502.273, 502.2731, 502.274, 502.289, 502.291, 502.294 may:
1-13 (1) have a license plate number assigned by the
1-14 department; or
1-15 (2) apply for personalized prestige license plates
1-16 under Section 502.251.
1-17 SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, is
1-18 amended by adding Section 502.2586 to read as follows:
1-19 Sec. 502.2586. MOTORCYCLES OF FORMER MEMBERS OF UNITED
1-20 STATES ARMED FORCES. (a) The department shall issue specially
1-21 designed license plates for motorcycles owned by retired or
1-22 honorably discharged members of the United States armed forces.
1-23 (b) License plates issued under this section must include
1-24 the words "U.S. Veteran."
2-1 (c) The department shall issue license plates under this
2-2 section to a person who:
2-3 (1) applies to the department on a form prescribed by
2-4 the department;
2-5 (2) pays the annual fee prescribed by Subsection (e),
2-6 in addition to the fee prescribed by Section 502.160, and, if a
2-7 personalized prestige license plate is issued, in addition to the
2-8 fee prescribed by Section 502.251; and
2-9 (3) submits proof that the person is eligible under
2-10 this section.
2-11 (d) The department shall send 50 cents of each fee collected
2-12 under this section to the county treasurer of the county in which
2-13 the applicant resides. The county treasurer shall credit money
2-14 received under this section to the general fund of the county to
2-15 pay the costs of administering this section.
2-16 (e) The annual fee for issuance of license plates under this
2-17 section is:
2-18 (1) $5 for the first license plate; and
2-19 (2) $7.50 for each additional license plate.
2-20 (f) If the owner of a motorcycle registered under this
2-21 section disposes of the motorcycle during the registration year,
2-22 the owner shall return the special license plate to the department.
2-23 The owner may then apply for issuance of that plate to another
2-24 motorcycle.
2-25 SECTION 3. Sections 502.266(g) and (h), Transportation Code,
2-26 are amended to read as follows:
2-27 (g) The surviving spouse of a person who would be eligible
3-1 for a motorcycle license plate under Section 502.2586 is entitled
3-2 to register one motorcycle under that section as long as the spouse
3-3 remains unmarried.
3-4 (h) An applicant for registration under this section must
3-5 submit proof of the eligibility of the applicant's deceased spouse
3-6 for registration under Section 502.254, 502.2555, 502.257, 502.258,
3-7 502.2586, 502.259, 502.260, or 502.264, as applicable.
3-8 (i) [(h)] The county assessor-collector shall require an
3-9 applicant for registration under this section to make a statement
3-10 that the spouse is unmarried. The statement must be sworn if the
3-11 spouse renews a registration under Section 502.257, 502.259, or
3-12 502.260.
3-13 SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.