Texas Transportation Code
§ 503.065 — BUYER'S OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE PLATES
TN § 503.065Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 503. DEALER'S AND MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES · Art. C. LICENSE PLATES
Statute text
View on source(a)The department may issue or cause to be issued to a person a temporary metal license plate authorizing the person to operate a new unregistered vehicle on a public highway of this state if the person:
(1)buys the vehicle from a dealer outside this state and intends to drive the vehicle from the dealer's place of business; or
(2)buys the vehicle from a dealer in this state but intends to drive the vehicle from the manufacturer's place of business outside this state.
(b)The department may not issue a license plate under this section to a manufacturer or dealer of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer or to a representative of such a dealer.
(c)A person may not use a license plate issued under this section on a vehicle transporting property.
(d)A license plate issued under this section expires on the 60th day after the date on which it is issued. The department shall place or cause to be placed on the license plate at the time of issuance the date of expiration and the type of vehicle for which the license plate is issued.
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Legislative history
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1235), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 20, eff. July 1, 2025.