Form 3303-A—General Information
(State Seal Statement of Official Use, State Function, or Political Purpose)
The attached form is designed to meet minimal statutory filing requirements pursuant to the relevant code
provisions. This form and the information provided are not substitutes for the advice and services of an
attorney.
Commentary
Commercial use of the Texas state seal is governed by section 17.08, Texas Business & Commerce
Code and the secretary of state’s administrative rules found in 1 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 72.
Section 17.08 prohibits private or commercial use of the state seal of Texas unless the user applies to the
secretary of state.
Certain manufacturers and vendors are exempt from the section 17.08 registration requirement. Rule
72.42 exempts manufacturers and vendors producing, selling, or distributing to only state agencies and
officials who use the state seal for official uses or state functions or to elected officials who use the state
seal for political purposes from the application and fee requirements. Such manufacturers and vendors
are encouraged, however, to submit to the secretary of state a certification that the product is not
available to the general public (Form 3303) and a signed statement from the agency or official regarding
the use of the product. This form may be used for the signed statement of use from the agency or official
and would be submitted with the manufacturer/vendor certification.
Instructions for Form
Identifying Information: Identify the state agency or official signing the statement, as well as
the manufacturer or vendor on whose behalf the statement is being signed. Also provide the
business address of the manufacturer or vendor for identifying purposes.
Statement of Use: Select the appropriate box to complete the statement of use indicating
whether the use is by a state agency or official for official use or state functions or by an elected
official for political purposes.
Execution: A person authorized to sign on behalf of the state agency, officer, or elected official
must sign and date the statement.
Delivery Instructions: The completed form may be mailed to Registrations Unit, P.O. Box
13550, Austin, Texas 78711-3550; or delivered to the James Earl Rudder Office Building, 1019
Brazos, 5
th
Floor, Austin, Texas 78701.
Revised 09/2015
Form 3303-A
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