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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain license plates on classic motor |
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vehicles and travel trailers, custom vehicles, street rods, and |
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certain exhibition vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.202, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (j) to read as follows: |
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(j) A person entitled to license plates under this section |
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may instead use, for a vehicle that meets the requirements of |
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Section 504.501 or 504.502, disabled veteran license plates issued |
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by this state that are: |
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(1) embossed with an alphanumeric pattern; |
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(2) of a plate design that was issued in the same year |
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as the model year of the vehicle; and |
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(3) approved for use by the department. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.501, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(b) A person eligible for the license plates may instead use |
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license plates that are: |
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(1) embossed with an alphanumeric pattern; |
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(2) of a plate design that was [were] issued by this |
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state in the same year as the model year of the vehicle; and |
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(3) [are] approved for use by the department. |
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(b-1) The department may require the attachment of a |
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registration insignia to a [the] license plate described by |
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Subsection (b) in a manner that does not affect the display of |
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information originally on the license plate. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.502, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(c) A person eligible for the license plates may instead use |
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license plates that are: |
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(1) embossed with an alphanumeric pattern; |
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(2) of a plate design that was issued by this state in |
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the same year as the model year of the vehicle [and approved by the
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department], provided that a passenger car must bear passenger car |
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or truck license plates and a truck must bear passenger car or truck |
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license plates; and |
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(3) approved for use by the department. |
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(c-1) The department may require attachment of a |
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registration insignia to a [the] license plate described by |
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Subsection (c) in a manner that does not affect the display of |
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information originally on the license plate. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |