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.