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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the extended registration of a fleet of motor vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows: |
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(6-a) "Fleet" means a group of at least 25 |
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nonapportioned motor vehicles owned by a corporation, limited or |
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general partnership, limited liability company, or other business |
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entity and used for the business purposes of that entity or its |
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affiliates. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 502, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 502.0023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.0023. EXTENDED REGISTRATION OF FLEET MOTOR |
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VEHICLES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 502.158(c), the department |
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shall develop and implement a system of registration to allow an |
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owner of a fleet to register the motor vehicles in the fleet for an |
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extended registration period of not less than one year or more than |
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eight years. The owner may select the number of years for |
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registration under this section within that range and register the |
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fleet for that period. Payment for the entire registration period |
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selected is due at the time of registration. |
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(b) A system of extended registration under this section |
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must allow the owner of a fleet to register: |
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(1) an entire fleet in the county of the owner's |
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residence or principal place of business; or |
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(2) the motor vehicles in a fleet that are operated |
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most regularly in the same county. |
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(c) In addition to the registration fees prescribed by |
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Subchapter D, an owner registering a fleet under this section shall |
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pay an annual fleet registration fee of $10 per motor vehicle. |
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(d) A license plate issued under this section may include |
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the name or logo of the business entity that owns the vehicle. |
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(d-1) In addition to all other applicable registration |
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fees, an owner registering a commercial fleet under this section |
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shall pay a one-time license plate manufacturing fee of $8 for each |
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set of plates issued that includes on the legend the name or logo of |
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the business entity that owns the vehicle. |
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(e) The department shall issue a registration insignia for |
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validation of a license plate issued under this section that is |
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valid for the period of registration under this section. |
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(f) The department shall adopt rules to implement this |
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section, including rules on suspension from the fleet program for |
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failure to comply with this section or rules adopted under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 3. Section 502.0022(c), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The Texas Department of Transportation shall |
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adopt the rules and establish the system required under Section |
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502.0023, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, not later than |
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January 1, 2010. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |