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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of certain specialty license plates; |
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authorizing fees. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 503.061(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Instead of registering under Chapter 502 a vehicle that |
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the dealer owns, operates, or permits to be operated on a public |
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street or highway, the dealer may apply for, receive, and attach |
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metal dealer's license plates, including dealer specialty license |
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plate designs issued under Section 504.517, to the vehicle if it is |
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the type of vehicle: |
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(1) that the dealer sells; and |
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(2) for which the dealer has been issued a general |
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distinguishing number. |
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SECTION 2. Section 503.0615, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows: |
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(g) In this section, "personalized prestige dealer's |
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license plate" includes a dealer specialty license plate design |
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issued under Section 504.517. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.401, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) Specialty license plates issued to a state official |
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under this section include specialty license plates issued under |
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Subchapter J. |
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SECTION 4. Subchapter F, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 504.517 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 504.517. DEALER SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES. (a) The |
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department shall issue specialty: |
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(1) metal dealer's license plates for use in |
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accordance with Section 503.061; and |
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(2) personalized prestige dealer's plates for use in |
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accordance with Section 503.0615. |
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(b) The department shall issue not more than three specialty |
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license plate designs under this section. License plates issued |
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under this section must include the word "Dealer" at the bottom of |
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each plate. |
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(c) The fee for issuance of the license plates is $30. In |
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addition to the fee under this subsection, personalized prestige |
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dealer's plates are subject to the fee under Section 503.0615(c). |
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SECTION 5. Section 504.851(a-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the |
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[The] department may not issue specialty, personalized, or souvenir |
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license plates with background colors other than white, unless the |
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plates are marketed and sold by the private vendor. The department |
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may issue dealer specialty license plates under Section 504.517 |
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with background colors other than white. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |