Tex. Transportation Code § 504.303
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 504.303, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 504.303. MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for active or former members of the United States armed forces. The license plates must designate the appropriate branch of the United States armed forces.
(b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces.
(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the United States armed forces may be demonstrated by:
(1) a letter from any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service; or
(2) an identification card issued by any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security indicating that the member is retired.
(b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces.
(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the United States armed forces may be demonstrated by:
(1) a letter from any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service; or
(2) an identification card issued by any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security indicating that the member is retired.
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