Sec. 502.044. REGISTRATION PERIOD. (a) The department shall designate a vehicle registration year of 12 consecutive months to begin on the first day of a calendar month and end on the last day of the 12th calendar month.
(b) The department shall designate vehicle registration years so as to distribute the work of the department and the county assessor-collectors as uniformly as possible throughout the year. The department may establish separate registration years for any vehicle or classification of vehicle and may adopt rules to administer the year-round registration system.
(c) The department may designate a registration period of less than 12 months to be computed at a rate of one-twelfth the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months in the registration period. The board by rule may allow payment of registration fees for a designated period not to exceed the amount of time determined by department rule.
(d) The department shall issue a registration receipt and registration insignia that are valid until the expiration of the designated period.
(e) The department shall use the date of sale of the vehicle in designating the registration year for a vehicle for which registration is applied for under Section 501.0234.
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.158 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 82, eff. January 1, 2012.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 696 (H.B. 2874), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 502 - Registration of Vehicles
Subchapter B. Registration Requirements
Section 502.040. Registration Required; General Rule
Section 502.041. Initial Registration
Section 502.042. Title Required for Registration
Section 502.043. Application for Registration and Certain Permits
Section 502.0435. Online Registration Renewal
Section 502.044. Registration Period
Section 502.045. Delinquent Registration
Section 502.046. Evidence of Financial Responsibility
Section 502.047. Registration-Based Enforcement of Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements
Section 502.048. Refusal to Register Unsafe Vehicle
Section 502.055. Determination of Weight and Seating Capacity
Section 502.056. Disputed Classification of Vehicle
Section 502.057. Registration Receipt
Section 502.058. Duplicate Registration Receipt
Section 502.059. Issuance of Registration Insignia
Section 502.060. Replacement of Registration Insignia
Section 502.061. Registration by Owner With Condition That Impedes Effective Communication