Tex. Transp. Code Section 551.402
Registration Not Authorized; License Plates

(a)

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles may not register a golf cart for operation on a highway regardless of whether any alteration has been made to the golf cart.

(b)

A person may operate a golf cart on a highway in a manner authorized by this subchapter only if the vehicle displays a license plate issued under this section.

(c)

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles:

(1)

shall by rule establish a procedure to issue license plates for golf carts; and

(2)

may charge a fee not to exceed $10 for the cost of the license plate, to be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(d)

A golf cart license plate does not expire. A person who becomes the owner of a golf cart for which the previous owner obtained a license plate may not use the previous owner’s license plate.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 2553), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2009.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 877 (H.B. 719), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 95, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 17, eff. June 14, 2019.

Source: Section 551.402 — Registration Not Authorized; License Plates, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm#551.402 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

551.001
Applicability 551.002
Moped and Electric Bicycle Included 551.101
Rights and Duties 551.102
General Operation 551.103
Operation on Roadway 551.104
Safety Equipment 551.105
Competitive Racing 551.106
Regulation of Bicycles by Department or Local Authority 551.107
Operation of Electric Bicycle 551.201
Definition 551.202
Operation on Roadway 551.203
Sidewalks 551.301
Definition 551.302
Registration 551.303
Operation on Roadways 551.304
Limited Operation 551.351
Definitions 551.352
Operation on Roadways or Sidewalks 551.353
Application of Subchapter to Pocket Bike or Minimotorbike 551.401
Definition 551.402
Registration Not Authorized 551.403
Operation Authorized in Certain Areas 551.404
Operation on Highway Authorized by Municipality or Certain Counties 551.405
Crossing Intersections 551.451
Definitions 551.452
License Plates for Package Delivery Vehicles 551.453
Limited Operation 551.454
Operation on Property of Subdivision or Condominium 551.455
Operation in Municipalities and Counties 551.456
Crossing Certain Roadways 551.457
Conflicts 551.4031
Prohibition of Operation on Highway by Municipality, County, or Department 551.4041
Equipment

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 551.402’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 551.402 — Registration Not Authorized; License Plates, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm#551.402 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).