Tex. Transp. Code Section 551A.052
Registration; License Plates

(a)

Except as provided by Section 502.140 (Certain Off-highway Vehicles)(c), the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles may not register an off-highway vehicle for operation on a highway regardless of whether any alteration has been made to the vehicle.

(b)

An operator may operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle 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 unregistered off-highway vehicles; 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)

An off-highway vehicle license plate issued under Subsection (c) does not expire. A person who becomes the owner of an off-highway vehicle for which the previous owner obtained a license plate may not use the previous owner’s license plate.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1233 (H.B. 1548), Sec. 31, eff. June 14, 2019.

Source: Section 551A.052 — Registration; License Plates, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­551A.­htm#551A.­052 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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