83R1274 JXC-D
By: Kolkhorst H.B. No. 894
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the use of dealer's license plates or dealer's temporary
tags on vehicles by independent motor vehicle dealers to transport
vehicles to or from a point of sale.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 503.068, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) A person may not use a metal dealer's license plate or
dealer's temporary tag on:
(1) a service or work vehicle, except as provided by
Subsection (b-1); or
(2) a commercial vehicle that is carrying a load.
(b-1) An independent motor vehicle dealer or an employee of
an independent motor vehicle dealer may use a metal dealer's
license plate or dealer's temporary tag on a service or work vehicle
used to transport a vehicle in the dealer's inventory to or from a
point of sale.
SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles shall
adopt rules consistent with Section 503.068, Transportation Code,
as amended by this Act, not later than December 1, 2013.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.