Tex.
Transp. Code Section 503.0625
Converter’s Temporary Tags
(a)
In this section, “converter” means a person who holds a converter’s license issued under Chapter 2301 (Sale or Lease of Motor Vehicles), Occupations Code.(b)
A converter may issue a temporary tag for use on an unregistered vehicle by the converter or the converter’s employees only to:(1)
demonstrate or cause to be demonstrated to a prospective buyer who is an employee of a franchised motor vehicle dealer the vehicle; or(2)
convey or cause to be conveyed the vehicle:(A)
from one of the converter’s places of business in this state to another of the converter’s places of business in this state;(B)
from the converter’s place of business to a place the vehicle is to be assembled, repaired, reconditioned, modified, or serviced;(C)
from the state line or a location in this state where the vehicle is unloaded to the converter’s place of business;(D)
from the converter’s place of business to a place of business of a franchised motor vehicle dealer; or(E)
to road test the vehicle.(c)
Subsection (b)(1) does not prohibit a converter from permitting a prospective buyer who is an employee of a franchised motor vehicle dealer to operate a vehicle while the vehicle is being demonstrated.(d)
A vehicle being conveyed while displaying a temporary tag issued under this section is exempt from the inspection requirements of Chapter 548 (Inspection of Vehicles).(e)
The department may not issue a converter temporary tag or contract for the issuance of a converter temporary tag but shall prescribe:(1)
the specifications, form, and color of a converter temporary tag;(2)
procedures for a converter to generate a vehicle-specific number using the database developed under Section 503.0626 (Dealer’s and Converter’s Temporary Tag Database) and assign it to each tag; and(3)
procedures to clearly display the vehicle-specific number on the tag.(f)
A converter or employee of a converter may not use a temporary tag issued under this section as authorization to operate a vehicle for the converter’s or the employee’s personal use.(b)
A converter may issue a temporary tag for use on an unregistered vehicle by the converter or the converter’s employees only to:(1)
demonstrate or cause to be demonstrated to a prospective buyer who is an employee of a franchised motor vehicle dealer the vehicle; or(2)
convey or cause to be conveyed the vehicle:(A)
from one of the converter’s places of business in this state to another of the converter’s places of business in this state;(B)
from the converter’s place of business to a place the vehicle is to be assembled, repaired, reconditioned, modified, or serviced;(C)
from the state line or a location in this state where the vehicle is unloaded to the converter’s place of business;(D)
from the converter’s place of business to a place of business of a franchised motor vehicle dealer; or(E)
to road test the vehicle.(c)
Subsection (b)(1) does not prohibit a converter from permitting a prospective buyer who is an employee of a franchised motor vehicle dealer to operate a vehicle while the vehicle is being demonstrated.(d)
A vehicle being conveyed while displaying a temporary tag issued under this section is exempt from the inspection requirements of Chapter 548 (Inspection of Vehicles).(e)
The department may not issue a converter temporary tag or contract for the issuance of a converter temporary tag but shall prescribe:(1)
the specifications, form, and color of a converter temporary tag;(2)
procedures for a converter to generate a vehicle-specific number using the database developed under Section 503.0626 (Dealer’s and Converter’s Temporary Tag Database) and assign it to each tag; and(3)
procedures to clearly display the vehicle-specific number on the tag.(f)
A converter or employee of a converter may not use a temporary tag issued under this section as authorization to operate a vehicle for the converter’s or the employee’s personal use.
Source:
Section 503.0625 — Converter's Temporary Tags, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.503.htm#503.0625 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
