Tex. Transportation Code § 521.012
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 521.012, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 521.012. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION FOR GRANT PROGRAM FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Official statutory text
(a) When a person applies for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate under this chapter, the person may contribute $3 or more to the grant program for nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety established under Section 411.013, Government Code.
(b) The department shall:
(1) include space on the first page of each application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and
(2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the grant program during the application process for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website.
(c) The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety account established under Section 411.013, Government Code, not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.
(b) The department shall:
(1) include space on the first page of each application for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate that allows a person applying for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the grant program; and
(2) provide an opportunity for the person to contribute to the grant program during the application process for an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate on the department's Internet website.
(c) The department shall send any contribution made under this section to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the nonprofit organizations supporting employees of the Department of Public Safety account established under Section 411.013, Government Code, not later than the 14th day of each month. Before sending the money to the comptroller, the department may deduct money equal to the amount of reasonable expenses for administering this section.
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