TITLE: Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

SUMMARY: Relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the denial of access to the database of dealer-issued license plates maintained by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 503.0633(f), Transportation Code, as effective July 1, 2025, is amended to read as follows: (f) If the department determines that a dealer is fraudulently obtaining license plates or sets of license plates,[or] fraudulently using the database of dealer-issued license plates, or obtaining or using vehicle inspection reports described by Section 548.603(a)(1), the department may, after giving notice electronically and by certified mail to the dealer, deny access to the database of dealer-issued license plates to the dealer. A dealer denied access to the database of dealer-issued license plates under this subsection may request a hearing on the denial as provided by Subchapter O, Chapter 2301, Occupations Code. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.