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ORDER NO. 19399
APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY JUDGE SIGNING AFFIDAVITS
FOR REGULAR LICENSE PLATES TO BE USED ON
EXEMPT VEHICLES
On this the 12th day of March 1990, upon motion made by
Commissioner Baldwin, seconded by Commissioner Holekamp, the
Court unanimously approved the County Judge to sign
affidavits for regular license plates to be used on Exempt
Vehicles on behalf of Kerr County, as per the Motor Vehi°cle
Title and Registration Manual, Section 3., IV. D.
• pJ EASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND SEVEN COPIES OF THIS RE[)I IFST AND DO(:UMENTS
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MADE BY: 'Thomas Modisett OFFICE: County Auditor
MEETING DATE: March 12 1990 TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: (PLEASE BE SPECIFIC):
to be Used on Exempt Vehicles.
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IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING TFIE COURT: Count Auditor
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter Is posted In
accordance with Artlcie 6252- 17 Is as follows:
• Meetings held on second Monday: 12:00 P. M. previous Wednesday
• Meetings held on Thursdays: 5:00 P. M. previous Thursday.
If preferable, Agenda Requests may be made on office stationery with the above
Information attached.
TIIIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY: lx
1TIIS REQUEST RECE IVED ON: 3-6-90
Ail Agenda Requests will be screened by tine County Judge's OfFlce to deterrnlne If
adequate Information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at
time of Court meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards
your request being addressed at the earliest opportunity.
Affidavit for Regular .License Plates
to be Used on Exempt Vehicles
Before me, the undersigned authority, personally appeared
who, being duly sworn, deposes and upon oath states that he is authorized to sign this
affidavit and that the vehiclels) described on the attached application does not carry
any markings or identification inscription having been exempted from such requirement
by either Article 6701 m-1 or Article 6701 m-2, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes.
State Agencies must complete this section:
- displaying identification or inscri
Article 6701 m-1 and has filed t
the Secretary of State. Rule No.
is exempt from the requirement of
~n on exempt vehicles owned by this agency by
required rules and regulations with the Office of
Cities or Counties must comply with this section:
A City Council Resolution must be filed annually with the Department in order to
obtain regular license plates for city vehicles.
A Commissioner's Court Order must be filed annually with the Department in order to
obtain regular license plates for county vehicles.
The name of the exempt agency and the name of the person designated to apply for
regular license plates for use on exempt vehicles must be stated in either document.
THE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THIS
MANNER WILL BE RECORDED IN THE MASTER VEHICLE FILE,
AND THE AGENCY'S NAME WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON INQUIRY.
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SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO BEFORE ME THIS DAY OF
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STATE OF TEXAS
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form 092-118 Nsv. 12-87
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(Section 3.(c) Cont'd.)
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if the vehicle is already currently titled in the name of the legal
owner, the application for exempt plates should be submitted di-
rectly to the Division of Motor Vehicles Headquarters Office.
8. In the event a person, firm, or corporation leases a motor vehicle from
the United States Government to be operated upon the public high-
ways, such vehicle shall be registered with regular registration and a
non-negotiable "Registration Purposes Only" title shall be issued in the
name of the lessee. The proper title and registration fees must be
collected and the registration receipt must be issued in the name of
the lessee and show the notation "Owned by U. S. Government". Also,
the statement "Registration Purposes Oniy" should be typed on the re-
ceipt. The title application must be supported by a copy of the cur-
rent license receipt, an Affidavit of Request to Issue aNon-negotiable
Title, Form D12-272, and any type of document which describes the
leased vehicle and denotes Government ownership.
9. In the event a person, firm, or corporation leases a motor vehicle to
the United States Government to be operated 'upon the public high-
ways, no certificate of title or registration shall be issued. The vehi-
cle may display government license plates or registration numbers in
lieu of Texas registration. If, however, the person, firm, or corpora-
tion desires a certificate of title, application shall be made and reg-
istration issued.
IV. Regular. license plates may be issued at no„fee for.displa~y_on vehicles ownedPliy
and under; ahe.,c
identification in ntrol of exempt, agenc~Tthgt„,gfe not requife~q.,~isplay an~i~
' ' ;crip4ion on their veh lea by authority of either Article r
6701m-i or Article 6701m-2 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes. An application for
regular license plates, Form D12-119, (refer to Fig. 34) must be submitted to
the Special Plates Section in Austin.
A. State Agencies exempt are: The State Board of Pharmacy, Texas Depart-
ment of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Department of Public
Safety, Texas Department of Corrections, Parks and Wildlife Department,
Railroad Commission of Texas, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, The
Office of the Attorney General's Health Services Providers Integrity and
Medicaid Fraud Division, The Banking Department of Texas, Savings and
Loan Department of Texas, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission, Texas
Youth Council, Agencies and Branches of Government for whom appropria-
tions are made under the Article of the General Appropriations Act that
appropriates money to the Legislature.
B. A prerequisite to the issuance of regular license plates to a qualified State
agency is the filing of statutory rules by that Agency with the Secretary
of State's Office.
42 Rev. 9-88
(Section 3.(c) Cont'd.)
C. This exemption also applies to those vehicles which ~G used ,~~l;:;police,~„
sheriff, and constable departments, the Office of Criinlna7 1)istrIct'''~A''f'{{orney
or District Attorney, Juvenile Probation Department vehicles used to
transport children when used for the purpose of performing official duties
and may be unmarked at the discretion of a city council if city owned ve-
hicles or a commissioners court if county owned vehicles.
D. Applications for regular license plates, Form D12-119 (see Fig. 34), ~ which)
are submitted by a city exempted from the inscription requirement must be
supported by a city council resolution. A city council resolution must be
filed annually with the Department in order to obtain the regular license
plates. Applications for regular plates by counties which are exempted]
must be supported by a commissioner's court order A commIsslq, y,,~~c,ourt j
order must also be submitted to the Department annually In"order~"~~(i~sin
regular license plates, The name of the exempt agency and the name of
the person designated to apply for regular license plates for use on exempt
vehicles must be stated in either the City Council Resolution or the Com- a
missioners Court Order.
E. The ownership of vehicles registered in this manner will not be protected.
The agency's name will be recorded in the master vehicle file and will be
available upon inquiry.
V. Any qualified exempt agency possessing unconventional machinery-type vehicles
which operate upon the highways must make application and secure Exempt Li-
cense Plates. This type of equipment is not required to be titled; therefore,
the Affidavit and Application for Exempt License Plates, Form 62A, may be
mailed without any supporting evidence directly to the Division of Motor Vehi-
cles Headquarters Office.
A. There is an exception to the preceding paragraph which is in regard to
farm type (wheeled, pneumatic tired) tractors owned by exempt agencies
with or without machinery attached thereto. These tractors shall be issued
an Exempt License Plate and must be titled. When an application for an
Exempt License Plate is received from an exempt agency for a tractor of
this type, the Division of Motor Vehicles Headquarters Office will issue the
Exempt License Plate, provided the exempt agency applies for certificate
of title at the same time.
B. Either the motor or serial number of unconventional machinery may be used
on the application for Exempt License Plates. If the machinery has no
motor or serial number, an assigned serial number must be obtained from
this Department by use of the standard Form 68A.
V[. Privately owned firefighting vehicles and vehicles owned by Volunteer Fire De-
partments may qualify for Exempt License Plates. Vehicles owned by Volunteer
Fire Departments do not have to be designed exclusively for firefighting in
order to qualify for exempt plates, provided the vehicles are titled in the name
of the Volunteer Fire Department and they are used exclusively in the conduct
of business of that department. Privately owned firefighting vehicles, however,
must be designed and used exclusively for firefighting in order to qualify for
exempt plates.
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