The emblem art featured on Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ military license plates is sourced from Medals of America
- Order a Military Specialty Plate
- Military License Plates Brochure
- Disabled Veterans License Plates Brochure
International Symbol of Access (ISA)
If you’re a disabled veteran, you may have the International Symbol of Access (ISA) displayed on your military license plates; or choose to receive a maximum of two (2) disabled person placards. To do so, please complete and submit Application for Disabled Veteran License Plates and Parking Placards (Form VTR-615) to obtain your disabled license plates or placards.
Replacement Plates
If you order new military plates with a new design or an ISA to replace your existing military plates, a new plate number will be assigned. Disabled Veteran plate numbers will not change if an emblem or an ISA is added. When you receive your new plates, please surrender the old ones to your county tax assessor-collector so they may be destroyed or recycled.
Transfer of Plates
You may transfer your military plate to a new vehicle, but remember to inform your car dealer and/or county tax assessor-collector, so your vehicle’s registration record can be updated. You may be asked to clarify if the plate number is the designated “first set” or an additional set of plates, as registration fees differ.
Surviving Spouses
If you are a surviving spouse of a veteran, you may retain your spouse’s military plate unless it is a Disabled Veteran plate. You may also apply for a Surviving Spouse plate of your own. If you are the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran, you must pay $3 for the first set of plates. Additional sets are free, but annual registration fees and any additional fees will apply. If you would like an ISA displayed on your disabled surviving spouse license plate, you must provide proof of your disabled status by completing an Application for Persons with Disabilities Parking Placard and/or License Plate (Form VTR-214).
Gold Star
If you are an immediate family member (defined as a parent, child, sibling, or spouse) of a person who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, you may order a Gold Star license plate. Only one set of Gold Star plates may be issued per person.
Parking Privileges and Fee Exemptions for Vehicles with Military License Plates
As of January 1, 2022, anyone parking in a disabled parking space must have a disabled person license plate or a disabled parking placard that features the International Symbol of Access (ISA). Currently, disabled veteran license plates do not feature the ISA.
Texans with disabled veteran license plates wishing to use disabled parking spaces in 2022 may apply for a disabled parking placard or for a new disabled veteran license plate featuring the ISA. The veteran must meet the eligibility requirements for a disabled parking placard or disabled person license plate featuring the ISA. Not all disabilities that qualify a veteran for disabled veteran license plates will qualify a veteran for a disabled veteran license plate featuring the ISA.
As of January 1, 2022, you may apply for a disabled parking placard and/or disabled veteran license plate at the office of your local county tax assessor-collector:
- For a disabled parking placard, download the Application for Persons with Disabilities Parking Placard and/or License Plate (Form VTR-214).
- For a disabled veteran license plate with or without the ISA, download the Application for Disabled Veteran License Plates and/or Parking Placard (Form VTR-615).
- Have your doctor or health care provider complete the Disability Statement section of the application or provide an original prescription.
- Submit the completed application(s) and payment (if applicable) to your county tax office.
Vehicles displaying the following license plates may park free of charge at a parking meter operated by a governmental authority other than the federal government (in alphabetical order):
