Tex. Transportation Code § 502.013
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 502.013, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 502.013. VOLUNTARY DISCLOSURE OF MILITARY STATUS BY REGISTRATION APPLICANT.
Official statutory text
(a) When a person registers or renews the registration of a motor vehicle under this chapter, the department shall provide the person with the option to indicate whether the person is a member of the United States armed forces.
(b) If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department shall include the person's status as a member of the United States armed forces:
(1) in the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and
(2) with any record information released by the department relating to the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a report issued by the department for the vehicle.
(b) If a person indicates under Subsection (a) that the person is a member of the United States armed forces, the department shall include the person's status as a member of the United States armed forces:
(1) in the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a); and
(2) with any record information released by the department relating to the department's vehicle registration records for the vehicle described by Subsection (a), including a report issued by the department for the vehicle.
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