Texas Transportation Code
§ 503.063 — DEALER-ISSUED LICENSE PLATES FOR BUYER
TN § 503.063Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 503. DEALER'S AND MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES · Art. C. LICENSE PLATES
Statute text
View on source(a)Except as provided by this section, a dealer shall issue to a person who buys a vehicle:
(1)a license plate or set of license plates, if a license plate is required by law to be displayed on the vehicle; and
(2)a completed and signed form required by, as applicable, Section 503.0631(c) or (d).
(b)A license plate or set of license plates issued under this section is valid for the operation of the vehicle while the registration application submitted by the dealer on behalf of the buyer under Section 501.0234 is pending.
(c)Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, at the time of issuance of a license plate or set of license plates under this section, the dealer is responsible for displaying the license plate or set of license plates in compliance with department rules. If a vehicle is a passenger car or light truck that is not equipped by the manufacturer with an exterior front feature to which a license plate may be fastened without drilling through the exterior of the vehicle, the dealer shall affix the rear license plate in compliance with department rules and provide the unmounted remaining license plate to the vehicle buyer.
(d)The dealer is responsible for the safekeeping and distribution of each license plate or set of license plates the dealer obtains from the department. The dealer is liable for missing or misused license plates. The department may conduct a review of a dealer's compliance with this subsection.
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Legislative history
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 8.05, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 1786), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1235), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 910 (H.B. 3760), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 3927), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 16, eff. July 1, 2025.