Tex. Transp. Code Section 503.0615
Personalized Prestige Dealer’s License Plates


(a)

The department shall establish and issue personalized prestige dealer’s license plates. The department may not issue identically lettered or numbered dealer’s plates to more than one dealer.

(b)

The department shall establish procedures for continuous application for and issuance of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates. A dealer must make a new application and pay a new fee for each registration period for which the dealer seeks to obtain personalized prestige dealer’s license plates. A dealer who obtains personalized prestige dealer’s license plates has first priority on those plates for each subsequent registration period for which the dealer applies.

(c)

The annual fee for personalized prestige dealer’s license plates is $40, in addition to any fee otherwise prescribed by this chapter.

(d)

The department may issue to an applicant only one set of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates for a vehicle for a six-year period. The department may issue a new set of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates within the six-year period if the applicant pays a fee of $50 in addition to the fees required by Subsection (c).

(e)

On application and payment of the required fee for a registration period following the issuance of the plates, the department shall issue a registration insignia.

(f)

Of each fee collected by the department under this section:

(1)

$1.25 shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to defray the cost of administering this section; and

(2)

the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 871, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013.

(b)

The department shall establish procedures for continuous application for and issuance of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates. A dealer must make a new application and pay a new fee for each registration period for which the dealer seeks to obtain personalized prestige dealer’s license plates. A dealer who obtains personalized prestige dealer’s license plates has first priority on those plates for each subsequent registration period for which the dealer applies.

(c)

The annual fee for personalized prestige dealer’s license plates is $40, in addition to any fee otherwise prescribed by this chapter.

(d)

The department may issue to an applicant only one set of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates for a vehicle for a six-year period. The department may issue a new set of personalized prestige dealer’s license plates within the six-year period if the applicant pays a fee of $50 in addition to the fees required by Subsection (c).

(e)

On application and payment of the required fee for a registration period following the issuance of the plates, the department shall issue a registration insignia.

(f)

Of each fee collected by the department under this section:

(1)

$1.25 shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to defray the cost of administering this section; and

(2)

the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 871, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2013.

Source: Section 503.0615 — Personalized Prestige Dealer's License Plates, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­503.­htm#503.­0615 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

503.001
Definitions
503.002
Rules
503.003
Display or Sale of Nonmotorized Vehicle or Trailer
503.004
Buying, Selling, Exchanging, or Manufacturing Vehicles
503.005
Notice of Sale or Transfer
503.006
Notice of Change of Address
503.007
Fees for General Distinguishing Number
503.008
Fees for License Plates
503.009
Procedure for Certain Contested Cases
503.010
Term of General Distinguishing Number, License, or License Plate
503.011
Prorating Fees
503.012
Collected Money
503.013
Dealer Transfer of Certain Assembled Vehicles Prohibited
503.021
Dealer General Distinguishing Number
503.022
Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction General Distinguishing Number
503.023
Drive-a-way Operator License
503.024
Exclusions for Dealer
503.025
Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Exception
503.026
Requirement for Each Type of Dealer Vehicle
503.027
Requirements Relating to Dealer Location
503.028
Requirements Relating to Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction Location
503.029
Application for Dealer General Distinguishing Number
503.030
Application for Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction General Distinguishing Number
503.031
Application for Drive-a-way In-transit License
503.032
Established and Permanent Place of Business
503.033
Security Requirement
503.034
Issuance and Renewal or Denial of Dealer or Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction General Distinguishing Number
503.035
Issuance and Renewal of Drive-a-way In-transit License
503.036
Reassignment of Evidence of Ownership
503.037
Rights of Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction
503.038
Cancellation of General Distinguishing Number
503.039
Public Motor Vehicle Auctions
503.040
Sales of Certain Used Motor Vehicles Constitute Private Disposition
503.061
Dealer’s License Plates
503.062
Dealer’s Temporary Tags
503.063
Buyer’s Temporary Tags
503.064
Manufacturer’s License Plates
503.065
Buyer’s Out-of-state License Plates
503.066
Application for Dealer’s or Manufacturer’s License Plates
503.067
Unauthorized Reproduction, Purchase, Use, or Sale of Temporary Tags
503.068
Limitation on Use of Dealer’s License Plates and Tags
503.069
Display of License Plates and Tags
503.070
Removal of Out-of-state License Plates
503.071
Notice of Driving or Towing from out of State
503.091
Enforcement Agreement
503.092
Action to Enforce Chapter
503.093
Action to Enforce Subchapter
503.094
Criminal Penalty
503.095
Civil Penalty
503.096
Towing of Vehicles
503.0295
Independent Mobility Motor Vehicle Dealers
503.0296
Independent Motor Vehicle Dealer Education and Training Requirement
503.0615
Personalized Prestige Dealer’s License Plates
503.0618
Converter’s License Plates
503.0625
Converter’s Temporary Tags
503.0626
Dealer’s and Converter’s Temporary Tag Database
503.0631
Buyer’s Temporary Tag Database
503.0632
Department Regulation of Temporary Tags and Access to Temporary Tag Databases
503.0633
Department Regulation of Dealer-issued License Plates and Access to Database of Dealer-issued License Plates
503.0671
Unauthorized Use or Distribution of Dealer-issued License Plate

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 503.0615’s source at texas​.gov