(a) A person entitled to specialty license plates under this section may register, for the person’s own use, one vehicle without payment of any fee paid for or at the time of registration except the fee for the license plates. Registration under this section is valid for one year.
(b) A veteran of the United States armed forces is entitled to register, for the person’s own use, motor vehicles under this section if:
(1) the person has suffered, as a result of military service:
(A) at least a 50 percent service-connected disability; or
(B) a 40 percent service-connected disability because of the amputation of a lower extremity;
(2) the person receives compensation from the United States because of the disability; and
(3) the motor vehicle:
(A) is owned by the person; and
(B) has a gross vehicle weight of 18,000 pounds or less or is a motor home.

(b-1) A person described by Subsection (b) who is eligible to receive license plates under § 504.201 may elect to receive license plates under this section that include the symbol described by § 504.201(f). The initial application for license plates under this subsection must be accompanied by:
(1) the written statement required by § 504.201(d), unless the applicant is an organization described by Subsection (b-2); and
(2) any other information required for an application under this section.
(b-2) An organization that registers a motor vehicle under Subsection (c) may elect to receive license plates under Subsection (b-1) if the vehicle regularly transports veterans who are eligible to receive license plates under Subsection (b-1). The department shall adopt rules prescribing satisfactory proof of eligibility under this subsection.
(c) An organization may register a motor vehicle under this section if:
(1) the vehicle is used exclusively to transport veterans of the United States armed forces who have suffered, as a result of military service, a service-connected disability; and
(2) the veterans are not charged for the transportation.
(d) A statement by the veterans county service officer of the county in which a vehicle described by Subsection (c) is registered or by the Department of Veterans Affairs that a vehicle is used exclusively to transport veterans with disabilities without charge is satisfactory proof of eligibility for an organization.
(e) Other than license plates issued under Subsection (h), license plates issued under this section must include:
(1) the letters “DV” on the plate if the plate is issued for a vehicle other than a motorcycle; and
(2) the words “Disabled Veteran” and “U.S. Armed Forces” at the bottom of each license plate.