Texas Transportation Code

§ 502.451 — EXEMPT VEHICLES

TN § 502.451Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 502. REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Art. J. REGISTRATIONS EXEMPT FROM FEES

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(a)Before license plates are issued or delivered to the owner of a vehicle that is exempt by law from payment of registration fees, the department must approve the application for registration. The department may not approve an application if there is the appearance that:

(1)the vehicle was transferred to the owner or purported owner:

(A)for the sole purpose of evading the payment of registration fees; or

(B)in bad faith; or

(2)the vehicle is not being used in accordance with the exemption requirements.

(b)The department shall revoke the registration of a vehicle issued license plates under this section and may recall the plates if the vehicle is no longer:

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Legislative history

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.201 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 147, eff. January 1, 2012.