Vtr 421 Form – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Instructions

Submit the completed application, payment (if personalized) in the form of a personal check, money order or cashier's check, and proof of eligibility to the department at the following address:

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Vehicle Titles and Registration Division (SPB)

4000 Jackson Ave. Austin, TX 78731

There is no registration fee for the first set of plates. There is also no specialty plate fee. If you order additional sets of plates, your annual registration fee must be paid to your local county tax assessor-collector. Plates may be personalized for an additional $40 fee, make your selection on page 2. Do not mail cash with your application. Personalization fees will not be refunded once application is submitted. Contact Special Plates Branch (SPB) at 512-374-5010 if you have any questions.

Applicant Information Type or print only

Vehicle 1

Vehicle Identification Number			Current TX Plate			Year			Make	Body Style	Empty Weight (lbs.)
Vehicle Type:		Passenger Car			Truck			Motorcycle/Moped
Vehicle 2
Vehicle Identification Number			Current TX Plate			Year			Make	Body Style	Empty Weight (lbs.)
Vehicle Type:		Passenger Car			Truck			Motorcycle/Moped

Plate Type Note: All plates below are available for passenger cars, trucks (up to 18,000 lbs.), and motorcycles/mopeds.

	Air Force Cross		Distinguished Flying Cross		Navy and Marine Corps Medal
	Air Medal		Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force		Navy Cross
	Air Medal with Valor		Distinguished Service Medal, Army		Prisoner of War Medal
	Airman's Medal		Distinguished Service Medal, Coast Guard		Silver Star
	Army Distinguished Service Cross		Distinguished Service Medal, Department of Defense
	Bronze Star		Distinguished Service Medal, Department of Homeland Security
	Bronze Star with Valor		Distinguished Service Medal, Department of Transportation
	Coast Guard Medal		Distinguished Service Medal, Navy		Soldier's Medal
	Defense Meritorious Service Medal		Legion of Merit		Surviving Spouse
	Defense Superior Service Medal		Meritorious Service Medal

Eligibility Requirements

•Proof that you are an active member of the United States Armed Forces, and proof (such as an Officer Record Brief (ORB) or Enlisted Record Brief (ERB) and copy of your military ID) or a former member with proof of honorable discharge, and proof (such as a DD-214) that you are the recipient of one of the medals above.

•Prisoner of War Medal: Official U.S. Government document or certification from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs certifying or identifying the applicant as a former prisoner or war.

•As an unmarried, surviving spouse of a veteran who had Meritorious Service license plates, you are eligible to register your vehicle with a plate featuring the same military emblem. To apply, you must complete this form, enclose a written statement that you are unmarried and provide proof that your spouse had this plate and is now deceased. A new plate will be issued with the same emblem, with a new plate number.

Affidavit State law makes falsifying information on this application a third-degree felony.

I meet the eligibility requirements as listed on this form, and am providing proof to that effect.

Signature of Applicant

Date

Form VTR-421 Rev 01/16

Online form at www.TxDMV.gov

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Application for Military Meritorious Service License Plates

General Requirements

•Texas title and vehicle registration must be in your name.

•If the plate is to be registered to a vehicle that is not titled in your name, attach a statement to this application stating that you have legal right of possession and control of this vehicle at all times.

•If you recently filed an application for title, attach a copy of the title application receipt (VTR-500 RTS).

•Joint vehicle ownership between you and a spouse is permissible.

•Submit a separate application for more than two vehicles.

•If the vehicle is leased, attach a photocopy of the lease agreement.

•Vehicle is for personal use only.

Personalize Your Plate If you would like to personalize your specialty plate, there will be a $40 fee per year, in addition to the annual registration fee (if required).

•Show selections exactly as you wish them to appear on your license plates. You may list more than one option in the event the personalization you have chosen is already issued.

•A selection that has already been issued, is deemed offensive or conflicts with the regular license plate numbering system cannot be approved.

•In the blocks below, describe each of your selected personalized letters, numbers, and/or symbols. The available symbols include: a period, a dash, a blank space, a Texas silhouette (use an asterisk (*)), a heart (use an “at” mark (@)) and a star (use an ampersand (&)).

•Passenger car and truck plates are limited to six (6) characters total.

•Motorcycle/moped plates are limited to four (4) characters total.

•You are not required to use all the spaces provided.

•The International Symbol of Access counts as two (2) characters. If you are disabled and applying for personalized specialty plates, use a percent sign (%) to indicate the International Symbol of Access.

Personalization fee will not be refunded once application is submitted.

1st Selection

2nd Selection

3rd Selection

Vehicle One

Vehicle Two

International Symbol of Access

To display the International Symbol of Access on your license plate, attach a signed Form VTR-214 to this form to show your eligibility. Contact your county tax assessor-collector if you have questions.

Form VTR-421 Rev 01/16

Online form at www.TxDMV.gov

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