Texas Transportation Code
§ 504.945 — WRONG, FICTITIOUS, ALTERED, OR OBSCURED LICENSE PLATE
TN § 504.945Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 504. LICENSE PLATES · Art. L. OFFENSES AND PENALTIES
Statute text
View on source(a)A person commits an offense if the person attaches to or displays on a motor vehicle a license plate that:
(1)is issued for a different motor vehicle;
(2)is issued for the vehicle under any other motor vehicle law other than by the department;
(3)is assigned for a registration period other than the registration period in effect;
(4)is fictitious;
(5)has blurring or reflective matter that significantly impairs the readability of the name of the state in which the vehicle is registered or the letters or numbers of the license plate number at any time;
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 83, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Sec. 2.66, eff. January 1, 2020. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1923), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 445 (H.B. 2195), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.