Sec. 503.065. BUYER'S OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE PLATES. (a) The department may issue or cause to be issued to a person a temporary license plate authorizing the person to operate a new unregistered vehicle on a public highway of this state if the person:
(1) buys the vehicle from a dealer outside this state and intends to drive the vehicle from the dealer's place of business; or
(2) buys the vehicle from a dealer in this state but intends to drive the vehicle from the manufacturer's place of business outside this state.
(b) The department may not issue a temporary license plate under this section to a manufacturer or dealer of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or to a representative of such a dealer.
(c) A person may not use a temporary license plate issued under this section on a vehicle transporting property.
(d) A temporary license plate issued under this section expires not later than the 30th day after the date on which it is issued. The department shall place or cause to be placed on the license plate at the time of issuance the date of expiration and the type of vehicle for which the license plate is issued.
(e) The fee for a temporary license plate issued under this section is $3. Only one license plate may be issued for each vehicle.
(f) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1235), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 34, 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