Tex. Transp. Code Section 503.066
Application for Dealer’s or Manufacturer’s License Plates

(a)

An applicant for one or more original or renewal dealer’s or manufacturer’s license plates must submit to the department a written application on a form that:

(1)

is provided by the department; and

(2)

contains a statement that the applicant agrees to allow the department to examine during working hours the ownership papers for each registered or unregistered vehicle in the applicant’s possession or control.

(b)

Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135, Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013.

(c)

An application must be:

(1)

submitted before the date the plate expires; and

(2)

accompanied by the appropriate fee prescribed by Section 503.008 (Fees for License Plates).

(d)

A metal license plate issued under this chapter expires on the same date as the expiration of the license under which it is issued.

(d)

A license plate issued under Section 503.061 (Dealer’s License Plates), 503.062 (Dealer’s Temporary Tags), or 503.064 (Manufacturer’s License Plates) expires on the same date as the expiration of the license under which it is issued.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.69(j), eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 871, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9, eff. May 14, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1320, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2651), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 140(2), eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 21, eff. July 1, 2025.

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