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| 1 | 1 | 89R5552 JAM-F | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Canales H.B. No. 4966 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued | |
| 10 | 10 | license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor | |
| 11 | 11 | Vehicles. | |
| 12 | 12 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 13 | SECTION 1. Section 503.0633(f), Transportation Code, as | |
| 14 | 14 | effective July 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 15 | (f) If the department determines that a dealer is | |
| 16 | 16 | fraudulently obtaining license plates or sets of license plates, | |
| 17 | 17 | [or] fraudulently using the database of dealer-issued license | |
| 18 | 18 | plates, or obtaining or using vehicle inspection reports described | |
| 19 | 19 | by Section 548.603(a)(1), the department may, after giving notice | |
| 20 | 20 | electronically and by certified mail to the dealer, deny access to | |
| 21 | 21 | the database of dealer-issued license plates to the dealer. A | |
| 22 | 22 | dealer denied access to the database of dealer-issued license | |
| 23 | 23 | plates under this subsection may request a hearing on the denial as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Subchapter O, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |