Application for Nonprofit Organization Specialty License Plate
Instructions and Required Documentation
1.
Visit TxDMV's website at www.txdmv.gov. The License Plates web page has information for sponsoring organizations, a
Proposing a Specialty License Plate brochure, and over 400 existing specialty license p late designs.
2.
Select a sponsoring state agency. Applicants may request sponsorship of the license plate from a state agency or the
TxDMV.
a) If a state agency agrees to sponsor the plate, a share of proceeds from plate sales can be directed to a nonprofit
organization as long as a sponsoring state agency agrees to receive and appropriate the funds. A list of Texas state
agencies can be found online at www.texas.gov.
State law requires a $30 annual specialty plate fee, of which $22 must be distributed to the sponsoring state agency
and appropriated to the nonprofit organization. TxDMV will retain the remaining $8 for administrative costs.
b) The TxDMV may sponsor the plate if no state agency agrees to sponsor the plate. If the TxDMV agrees to sponsor, the
proceeds will g o to the TxD MV Fund.
3.
Submit the following documentation w ith y our application:
a) Formal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) certification on IRS letterhead of your organization's nonprofit status.
b) An electronic file of the plate's design created with Adobe Photoshop software (saved in psd format). Submit raster or
vector images with layers intact (not flattened) to allow for editing by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice d uring
the manufacturing process.
4.
Submit the following documentation, only if a pplicable:
a) A logo agreement is required to accompany the application. The agreement must be obtained from TxDMV
.
b)
A letter from the executive director of the sponsoring state agency indicating the agency is willing to receive and
appropriate revenue from plate sales; use of the plate revenue will not violate a state statute or constitutional
provision; and accounting codes from the Texas State Comptroller's Uniform Statewide A ccounting System will be
provided as needed for programming of TxDMV’s automated systems.
Application Process
Following receipt of your completed application, the TxDMV will:
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Review your plate d esign to ensure i t meets specifications and it is not similar to an existing plate design.
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If approved, provide a prototype plate for your review.
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Present your specialty license plate to the public for comment and to the TxDMV Board for their approval at a public
meeting.
If the TxDMV Board approves your plate, the TxDMV will:
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Require an $8,000 deposit. The deposit is refunded after 800 sets of plates are ordered or renewed.
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Display your plate on the TxDMV website. Accept plate orders through local county tax assessor-collector's offices and
online.
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Distribute the funds from new orders and renewals of the specialty license plate through TxDMV automated systems.
Form VTR-950 Rev. 5/2020 Form available online at www.TxDMV.gov Page 2 of 2
