Texas Transportation Code

§ 502.003 — REGISTRATION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION PROHIBITED

TN § 502.003Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision of this state may not require an owner of a motor vehicle to:

(1)register the vehicle;

(2)pay a motor vehicle registration fee; or

(3)pay an occupation tax or license fee in connection with a motor vehicle.

(b)This section does not affect the authority of a municipality to:

(1)license and regulate the use of motor vehicles for compensation within the municipal limits; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.