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By: Lindsay S.B. No. 125
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of a license plate on a motor vehicle.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 502.409, Transportation
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person attaches to or
displays on a motor vehicle a number plate or registration insignia
that:
(1) is assigned to a different motor vehicle;
(2) is assigned to the vehicle under any other motor
vehicle law other than by the department;
(3) is assigned for a registration period other than
the registration period in effect;
(4) is fictitious;
(5) has letters, numbers, or other identification
marks that because of blurring or reflective matter are not plainly
visible at all times during daylight;
(6) has an attached illuminated device or sticker,
decal, emblem, or other insignia that is not authorized by law and
that interferes with the readability of the letters or numbers on
the plate or the name of the state in which the vehicle is
registered; or
(7) has a coating, covering, or protective material
that:
(A) distorts angular visibility or
detectability; or
(B) alters or obscures the letters or numbers on
the plate or[,] the color of the plate[, or another original design
feature of the plate].
SECTION 2. Section 548.051, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a [A] motor
vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home,
registered in this state, must have the following items inspected
at an inspection station or by an inspector:
(1) tires;
(2) wheel assembly;
(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section
547.606;
(4) brake system, including power brake unit;
(5) steering system, including power steering;
(6) lighting equipment;
(7) horns and warning devices;
(8) mirrors;
(9) windshield wipers;
(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is
exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613;
(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt
anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment;
(12) tax decal, if required by Section 548.104(d)(1);
(13) exhaust system;
(14) exhaust emission system;
(15) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing
equipment approved by department rule; [and]
(16) emissions control equipment as designated by
department rule; and
(17) license plates for compliance with Sections
502.409(a)(5), (6), and (7) as provided by department rule.
(c) Subsection (a)(17) does not apply to the initial
inspection of:
(1) a rebuilt salvage motor vehicle before an
application for a regular certificate of title under Section
501.100 is filed; or
(2) a motor vehicle before registration under Section
501.0234.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.