The provision of the bill that is the subject of this analysis would amend the Penalties Section of the Transportation Code Chapter relating to dealer’s and manufacturer’s vehicle license plates.  Offenses involving the illegal transfer of temporary cardboard tags would be punishable as a state jail felony if the temporary tag is transferred to someone other than a dealer or a converter, or if the person who commits the offense criminally conspired to engage in organized criminal activity. 

A state jail felony is punishable by confinement in a state jail for any term of not more than two years or less than 180 days, or in addition to confinement, a fine not to exceed $10,000.

For this analysis it is assumed that the number of offenders convicted under this statute would not result in a significant impact on the programs and workload of state corrections agencies or on the demand for resources and services of those agencies.