Sec. 503.0618. CONVERTER'S LICENSE PLATES. (a) In this section, "converter" means a person who holds a converter's license issued under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
(b) Instead of registering under Chapter 502 a vehicle that a converter operates or permits to be operated on a public street or highway, the converter may apply for, receive, and attach metal converter's license plates to the vehicle if it is the type of vehicle that the converter is engaged in the business of assembling or modifying.
(c) The fee for a metal converter's license plate is $20 a year.
(d) The department shall prescribe the form of an application under this section.
(e) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 964, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.829, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2651), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 503 - Dealer's and Manufacturer's Vehicle License Plates
Subchapter C. License Plates and Tags
Section 503.061. Dealer's License Plates
Section 503.0615. Personalized Prestige Dealer's License Plates
Section 503.0618. Converter's License Plates
Section 503.062. Dealer's Temporary Tags
Section 503.0625. Converter's Temporary Tags
Section 503.0626. Dealer's and Converter's Temporary Tag Database
Section 503.063. Buyer's Temporary Tags
Section 503.0631. Buyer's Temporary Tag Database
Section 503.0632. Department Regulation of Temporary Tags and Access to Temporary Tag Databases
Section 503.064. Manufacturer's License Plates
Section 503.065. Buyer's Out-of-State License Plates
Section 503.066. Application for Dealer's or Manufacturer's License Plates
Section 503.067. Unauthorized Reproduction, Purchase, Use, or Sale of Temporary Tags
Section 503.068. Limitation on Use of Dealer's License Plates and Tags
Section 503.069. Display of License Plates and Tags
Section 503.070. Removal of Out-of-State License Plates
Section 503.071. Notice of Driving or Towing From Out of State