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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to license plates issued for and displayed on a vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 504.010, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) On payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for motor |
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vehicle registration shall be issued a license plate or set of |
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plates, provided that the department must issue a set of two plates |
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to an applicant for registration of a passenger car or light truck. |
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(d) Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must authorize a |
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passenger car or light truck to display only a rear license plate if |
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the motor vehicle is not equipped by the manufacturer with an |
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exterior front feature to which a license plate may be fastened |
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without drilling through the exterior of the vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 504.943(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A [Except as provided by Subsection (b), a] person |
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commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway, |
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during a registration period, a [motor] vehicle that does not |
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display all [two] license plates required by this chapter or a rule |
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adopted under this chapter to be displayed on the vehicle that: |
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(1) have been assigned by the department for the |
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period; and |
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(2) comply with department rules regarding the |
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placement of license plates. |
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SECTION 3. Section 504.943(b), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to an offense committed on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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An offense committed before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the offense was committed, |
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and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. For |
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purposes of this section, an offense was committed before the |
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effective date of this Act if any element of the offense occurred |
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before that date. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |