(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include a thin blue line and the words "Back the Blue."
(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to provide financial assistance to survivors of peace officers under Chapter 615, Government Code.
Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.