Texas Transportation Code

§ 504.851 — CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE VENDOR

TN § 504.851Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 504. LICENSE PLATES · Art. J. MARKETING OF SPECIALTY PLATES THROUGH PRIVATE VENDOR

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(a)The department may enter into a contract with the private vendor whose proposal is most advantageous to the state, as determined from competitive sealed proposals that satisfy the requirements of this section, for the marketing and sale of:

(1)personalized license plates; or

(2)with the agreement of the private vendor, other specialty license plates authorized by Subchapters G and I. (a-1) The department may not issue specialty, personalized, or souvenir license plates with background colors other than white, unless the plates are marketed and sold by the private vendor. (a-2) Specialty license plates authorized for marketing and sale under Subsection (a) may be personalized and must include:

(1)specialty license plates created under Subchapters G and I on or after November 19, 2009; and

(2)at the request of the specialty license plate sponsor, an existing specialty license plate created under Subchapters G and I before November 19, 2009. (a-3) The department may contract with the private vendor for the vendor to:

(1)host all or some of the specialty license plates on the vendor's website;

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 754 (H.B. 2894), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2G.03, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 11(2), eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 215, eff. September 1, 2014. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 216, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(22), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (S.B. 702), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.