Tex. Transp. Code Section 502.145
Vehicles Operated by Certain Nonresidents

(a)

A nonresident owner of a privately owned passenger car that is registered in the state or country in which the person resides and that is not operated for compensation may operate the car in this state for the period in which the car’s license plates are valid. In this subsection, “nonresident” means a resident of a state or country other than this state whose presence in this state is as a visitor and who does not engage in gainful employment or enter into business or an occupation, except as may otherwise be provided by any reciprocal agreement with another state or country.

(b)

This section does not prevent:

(1)

a nonresident owner of a motor vehicle from operating the vehicle in this state for the sole purpose of marketing farm products raised exclusively by the person; or

(2)

a resident of an adjoining state or country from operating in this state a privately owned and registered vehicle to go to and from the person’s place of regular employment and to make trips to purchase merchandise, if the vehicle is not operated for compensation.

(c)

The privileges provided by this section may be allowed only if, under the laws of the appropriate state or country, similar privileges are granted to vehicles registered under the laws of this state and owned by residents of this state.

(d)

This section does not affect the right or status of a vehicle owner under any reciprocal agreement between this state and another state or country.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.0079 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 104, eff. January 1, 2012.

Source: Section 502.145 — Vehicles Operated by Certain Nonresidents, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­502.­htm#502.­145 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

502.001
Definitions 502.003
Registration by Political Subdivision Prohibited 502.004
Information on Alternatively Fueled Vehicles 502.005
Registration of Autocycle 502.010
County Scofflaw 502.011
Refusal to Register Vehicle for Nonpayment of Toll or Administrative Fee 502.012
Notice Regarding Whether Certain Trailers Are Subject to Inspection 502.0021
Rules and Forms 502.0023
Extended Registration of Commercial Fleet Vehicles 502.0024
Extended Registration of Certain Vehicles Not Subject to Inspection 502.0025
Extended Registration of Certain County Fleet Vehicles 502.0026
Extended Registration of Certain Rental Vehicles 502.040
Registration Required 502.041
Initial Registration 502.042
Title Required for Registration 502.043
Application for Registration and Certain Permits 502.044
Registration Period 502.045
Delinquent Registration 502.046
Evidence of Financial Responsibility 502.047
Registration-based Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements 502.048
Refusal to Register Unsafe Vehicle 502.055
Determination of Weight and Seating Capacity 502.056
Disputed Classification of Vehicle 502.057
Registration Receipt 502.058
Duplicate Registration Receipt 502.059
Issuance of Registration Insignia 502.060
Replacement of Registration Insignia 502.061
Registration by Owner with Condition that Impedes Effective Communication 502.090
Effect of Certain Military Service on Registration Requirement 502.091
International Registration Plan 502.092
Nonresident-owned Vehicles Used to Transport Farm Products 502.093
Annual Permits 502.140
Certain Off-highway Vehicles 502.141
Off-highway Former Military Vehicles 502.142
Manufactured Housing 502.143
Other Vehicles 502.144
Vehicles Operated on Public Highway Separating Real Property Under Vehicle Owner’s Control 502.145
Vehicles Operated by Certain Nonresidents 502.146
Certain Farm Vehicles and Drilling and Construction Equipment 502.156
Statement Required for Rebuilt Vehicles 502.168
Fee: Motor Bus 502.189
Donor Registry Information 502.190
Schedule of Registration Fees 502.191
Collection of Fees 502.192
Transfer Fee 502.193
Payment by Check Drawn Against Insufficient Funds 502.194
Credit for Registration Fee Paid on Motor Vehicle Subsequently Destroyed 502.195
Refund of Overcharged Registration Fee 502.196
Deposit of Registration Fees in State Highway Fund 502.197
Registration by Mail or Electronic Means 502.198
Disposition of Fees Generally 502.199
Electronic Funds Transfer 502.00211
Design of Registration Insignia 502.251
Fee: Motorcycle or Moped 502.254
Fee: Trailer, Travel Trailer, or Semitrailer 502.255
Truck-tractor or Commercial Motor Vehicle Combination Fee 502.256
Fee: Road Tractor 502.356
Automated Registration and Titling System 502.357
Financial Responsibility Programs 502.358
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Surcharge 502.359
Additional Fee for Certain Vehicles Using Diesel Motor 502.360
Additional Fee for Electric Vehicles 502.401
Optional County Fee for Road and Bridge Fund 502.402
Optional County Fee for Transportation Projects 502.403
Optional County Fee for Child Safety 502.404
Voluntary Assessment for Texas Agricultural Finance Authority 502.405
Voluntary Contribution to Donor Registry 502.407
Operation of Vehicle with Expired License Plate 502.410
Falsification or Forgery 502.411
Bribery of County Officer or Agent 502.412
Operation of Vehicle at Weight Greater than Stated in Registration Application 502.413
Voluntary Contribution to Special Olympics Texas Fund 502.414
Voluntary Contribution for Evidence Testing Grant Program 502.415
Voluntary Contribution to Ending Homelessness Fund 502.416
Voluntary Contribution for Trafficked Persons Program Account 502.431
Fee: Motor Vehicle Used Exclusively to Transport and Spread Fertilizer 502.432
Vehicle Transporting Seasonal Agricultural Products 502.433
Fee: Commercial Farm Motor Vehicle 502.434
Farm Vehicles: Excess Weight 502.0435
Online Registration Renewal 502.435
Certain Soil Conservation Equipment 502.451
Exempt Vehicles 502.452
Limitation on Issuance of Exempt License Plates 502.454
Vehicles Used by Nonprofit Disaster Relief Organizations 502.455
Trailers and Semitrailers Owned by Religious Organizations 502.456
Emergency Services Vehicles 502.457
Persons on Active Duty in Armed Forces of United States 502.458
Vehicles Used by Nonprofit Food Banks 502.471
General Penalty 502.472
Operation of Vehicle Under Improper Registration 502.473
Operation of Vehicle Without Registration Insignia 502.474
Operation of One-trip Permit Vehicle 502.475
Wrong, Fictitious, Altered, or Obscured Insignia 502.476
Annual Permits 502.477
Nonresident-owned Vehicles Used to Transport Agricultural Product 502.478
Commercial Motor Vehicle Used Primarily for Agricultural Purposes 502.479
Seasonal Agricultural Vehicle 502.480
Violation by County Assessor-collector 502.491
Transfer of Vehicle Registration 502.492
Temporary Transit Permit for a Vehicle Purchased 502.1515
Outsourcing Production of Renewal Notices 502.1746
Voluntary Contribution to Veterans’ Assistance Fund 502.1747
Voluntary Contribution to Parks and Wildlife Department 502.1748
Disposition of Certain Voluntary Contributions 502.1911
Registration Processing and Handling Fee 502.1931
Disputed Payment by Credit Card or Debit Card 502.1983
Deposit of Fees in Interest-bearing Account 502.1984
Interest on Fees 502.1985
Use of Registration Fees Retained by County 502.1986
Contingent Provision for Distribution of Fees Between State and Counties 502.4755
Deceptively Similar Insignia
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 502.145’s source at texas​.gov