A specialty-plate sponsor may contract with a private vendor to market and sell the plate, and the department must split each issuance fee as required.
Sec. 504.802. MARKETING AND SALE BY PRIVATE VENDOR OF SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. (a) A sponsor of a specialty license plate created under this subchapter may contract with the private vendor authorized under Subchapter J for the marketing and sale of the specialty license plate. (b) The fee for issuance of a specialty license plate described by Subsection (a) is the amount established under Section 504.851(c). (c) Notwithstanding any other law, from each fee received from the issuance of a specialty license plate marketed and sold by the private vendor under this section, the department shall: (1) deduct the administrative costs described by Section 504.801(e)(1); (2) deposit the portion of the fee for the sale of the plate that the state would ordinarily receive under the contract described by Section 504.851(a) to the credit of: (A) the specialty license plate fund, if the sponsor nominated a state agency to receive the funds; (B) the general revenue fund, if the sponsor did not nominate a state agency to receive the funds or if there is no sponsor; or (C) for a license plate issued under Section 504.614, the public entity that provides or provided funds for the professional sports team's facility; and (3) pay to the private vendor the remainder of the fee. (d) A sponsor of a specialty license plate may reestablish its specialty license plate under Sections 504.601 and 504.702 and be credited its previous deposit with the department if a contract entered into by the sponsor under Subsection (a) terminates. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1381 (S.B. 1616), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 213, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 214, eff. January 1, 2012. SUBCHAPTER J. MARKETING OF SPECIALTY PLATES THROUGH PRIVATE VENDOR