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Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter A - MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES › Section 217.16 - Application for Title When Dealer Goes Out of Business

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A person who purchased a vehicle from a
				  dealer who is required to apply for a title on the purchaser's behalf under
				  Transportation Code, §
										501.0234 may
				  apply for title as prescribed by this section if the dealer has gone out of
				  business and did not apply for title.
(b) For purposes of this section, a dealer
				  has gone out of business if:
(1) the dealer's
				  license has been closed or has expired; or
(2) operations have ceased at the licensed
				  location as determined by the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.21 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Transportation Code, Chapter 502, charges the department
					 with the responsibility of registering vehicles operated on the public streets
					 and highways of this state; maintaining vehicle registration records; and
					 collecting and reporting statutory registration fees. For the department to
					 perform these duties efficiently and effectively and to ensure proper
					 application by motor vehicle registrants in accordance with statutory
					 provisions, this subchapter prescribes the policies and procedures for the
					 application and issuance of vehicle registration.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.23 - Initial Application for Vehicle Registration

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant for initial vehicle
				  registration must file an application on a form prescribed by the department.
				  The form will at a minimum require:
(1) the
				  signature of the owner;
(2) the
				  motor vehicle description, including, but not limited to, the motor vehicle's
				  year, make, model, vehicle identification number, body style, carrying capacity
				  for commercial motor vehicles, and empty weight;
(3) the license plate number;
(4) the odometer reading, or the word
				  "exempt" if the motor vehicle is exempt from federal and state odometer
				  disclosure requirements;
(5) the
				  name and complete address of the applicant; and
(6) the name, mailing address, and date of
				  any liens.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.24 - Vehicle Last Registered in Another Jurisdiction

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The recorded owner of a vehicle that was
				  last registered or titled in another jurisdiction and is subject to
				  registration in this state may apply for registration if the owner cannot or
				  does not wish to relinquish the negotiable out-of-state evidence of ownership
				  to obtain a Texas title. On receipt of a form prescribed by the department and
				  payment of the statutory fee for a title application and any other applicable
				  fees, the department will issue a registration receipt to the
				  applicant.
(b) Registration
				  receipt.
(1) The receipt issued at the time
				  of application may serve as proof of registration and evidences title to a
				  motor vehicle for registration purposes only, but may not be used to transfer
				  any interest or ownership in a motor vehicle or to establish a lien.
(2) Information to be included on the form.
				  The form will include the:
(A) out-of-state
				  title number, if applicable;
(B)
				  out-of-state license plate number, if applicable;
(C) state or country that issued the
				  out-of-state title or license plate;
(D) lienholder name and address as shown on
				  the out-of-state evidence, if applicable;
(E) statement that negotiable evidence of
				  ownership is not being surrendered; and
(F) signature of the applicant or authorized
				  agent of the applicant.
(3) Accompanying documentation. An
				  application for registration under this paragraph must be supported, at a
				  minimum, by:
(A) a completed application for
				  registration, as specified in subsection (a) of this section;
(B) presentation, but not surrender of,
				  evidence from another jurisdiction demonstrating that legal evidence of
				  ownership has been issued to the applicant as the motor vehicle's owner, such
				  as a validated title, a registration receipt that is not more than six months
				  past the date of expiration, a non-negotiable title, or written verification
				  from the other jurisdiction;
(C)
				  the processing and handling fee prescribed by § 217.183 of this title
				  (relating to Fee Amount); and
(D)
				  any other documents or fees required by law.
(4) Assignment. In instances in which the
				  title or registration receipt is assigned to the applicant, an application for
				  registration purposes only will not be processed. The applicant must apply for
				  a title under Transportation Code, Chapter 501.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.25 - Out-of-State Vehicles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A vehicle brought to Texas from out-of-state must be
					 registered within 30 days of the date on which the owner establishes residence
					 or secures gainful employment, except as provided by Transportation Code,
					 §
										502.090.
					 Accompanying a completed application, an applicant must provide:
(1) an application for title as required by
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 501, if the vehicle to be registered has not been
				  previously titled in this state; and
(2) any other documents or fees required by
				  law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.26 - Identification Required

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An application
				  for initial registration is not acceptable unless the applicant presents a
				  current photo identification of the owner containing a unique identification
				  number and expiration date. The identification document must be a:
(1) driver's license or state identification
				  certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;
(2) United States or foreign
				  passport;
(3) United States
				  military identification card;
(4)
				  North Atlantic Treaty Organization identification or identification issued
				  under a Status of Forces Agreement;
(5) United States Department of Homeland
				  Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or United States
				  Department of State identification document; or
(6) concealed handgun license or license to
				  carry a handgun issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety under
				  Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.27 - Vehicle Registration Insignia

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) On
				  receipt of a complete initial application for registration with the
				  accompanying documents and fees, the department will issue vehicle registration
				  insignia to be displayed on or kept in the vehicle for which the registration
				  was issued for the current registration period.
(1) If the vehicle has a windshield, the
				  symbol, tab, or other device prescribed by and issued by the department shall
				  be attached to the inside lower left corner of the vehicle's front windshield
				  in a manner that will not obstruct the vision of the driver, unless the vehicle
				  is registered under Transportation Code, Chapter 504, Subchapter B-1.
(2) If the vehicle has no windshield, the
				  symbol, tab, or other device prescribed by and issued by the department shall
				  be attached to the rear license plate unless the vehicle is registered under
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 504, Subchapter B-1, except that registration
				  receipts, retained inside the vehicle, may provide the record of registration
				  for vehicles with permanent trailer plates.
(3) If the vehicle is registered under
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 504, Subchapter B-1, the registration receipt,
				  symbol, tab, or other device prescribed by and issued by the department must be
				  retained with the vehicle and may provide the record of registration for
				  vehicles with a digital license plate. The expiration month and year must
				  appear digitally on the electronic visual display of the rear digital license
				  plate.
(4) If the vehicle is
				  registered as a former military vehicle as prescribed by Transportation Code,
				  §
											504.502,
				  the vehicle's registration number shall be displayed instead of displaying a
				  symbol, tab, or license plate.
(A) Former
				  military vehicle registration numbers shall be displayed on a prominent
				  location on the vehicle in numbers and letters of at least two inches in
				  height.
(B) To the extent possible,
				  the location and design of the former military vehicle registration number must
				  conform to the vehicle's original military registration number.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.28 - Vehicle Registration Renewal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) To
				  renew vehicle registration, a vehicle owner must apply to the tax
				  assessor-collector of the county in which the owner resides or a county tax
				  assessor-collector who is willing to accept the application.
(b) The department will send a registration
				  renewal notice, indicating the proper registration fee and the month and year
				  the registration expires, to each vehicle owner prior to the expiration of the
				  vehicle's registration.
(c) The
				  registration renewal notice should be returned by the vehicle owner to the
				  county tax assessor-collector in the county in which the owner resides or a
				  county tax assessor-collector who is willing to accept the application, or to
				  that tax assessor-collector's deputy, either in person or by mail, unless the
				  vehicle owner renews via the Internet. The renewal notice must be accompanied
				  by the following documents and fees:
(1)
				  registration renewal fees prescribed by law;
(2) any local fees or other fees prescribed
				  by law and collected in conjunction with registration renewal; and
(3) evidence of financial responsibility
				  required by Transportation Code, §
											502.046,
				  unless otherwise exempted by law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.29 - Vehicle Registration Renewal via Internet

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Internet registration renewal program.
				  The department will maintain a uniform Internet registration renewal process.
				  This process will provide for the renewal of vehicle registrations via the
				  Internet and will be in addition to vehicle registration procedures provided
				  for in §
										217.28
				  of this title (relating to Vehicle Registration Renewal). The Internet
				  registration renewal program will be facilitated by a third-party
				  vendor.
(b) County participation in
				  program. All county tax assessor-collectors shall process registration renewals
				  through an online system designated by the department.
(c) Eligibility of individuals for
				  participation. To be eligible to renew a vehicle's registration via the
				  Internet, the vehicle owner must meet all criteria for registration renewal
				  outlined in this subchapter and in Transportation Code, Chapter 502.
(d) Fees. This subsection applies to vehicle
				  registrations expiring prior to January 1, 2017 that are submitted for renewal
				  prior to July 1, 2017. A vehicle owner who renews registration via the Internet
				  must pay:
(1) registration fees prescribed by
				  law;
(2) any local fees or other
				  fees prescribed by law and collected in conjunction with registering a
				  vehicle;
(3) a fee of $1 for the
				  processing of a registration renewal by mail in accordance with Transportation
				  Code, §
											502.197(a);
				  and
(4) a convenience fee of $2 for
				  the processing of an electronic registration renewal paid by a credit card
				  payment in accordance with Transportation Code, §
											1001.009.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.30 - Refusal to Renew Registration for Delinquent Child Support

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Placement of denial flag. On receipt of a
				  notice issued under Family Code, Chapter 232, for the suspension or nonrenewal
				  of a motor vehicle registration, the department will place a registration
				  denial flag on the motor vehicle record of the child support obligor as
				  reported by the child support agency.
(b) Refusal to renew registration. While a
				  motor vehicle record is flagged, the county tax-assessor collector shall refuse
				  to renew the registration of the associated motor vehicle.
(c) Removal of denial flag. The department
				  will remove the registration denial flag on receipt of a removal notice issued
				  by a child support agency under Family Code, Chapter 232.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.32 - Replacement of License Plates, Symbols, Tabs, and Other Devices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When a metal license plate, symbol, tab,
				  or other registration device is lost, stolen, mutilated, or needs to be
				  replaced for cosmetic or readability reasons, a metal license plate replacement
				  may be obtained from any county tax assessor-collector upon:
(1) the payment of the statutory replacement
				  fee prescribed by Transportation Code, § 502.060 or § 504.007;
				  and
(2) the provision of a signed
				  statement, on a form prescribed by the department, that states:
(A) the license plate, symbol, tab, or other
				  registration device furnished for the described vehicle has been lost, stolen,
				  mutilated, or needs to be replaced for cosmetic or readability reasons, and if
				  recovered, will not be used on any other vehicle; and
(B) the replaced license plate, symbol, tab,
				  or other device will only be used on the vehicle to which it was
				  issued.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.33 - Commercial Farm Motor Vehicles, Farm Trailers, and Farm Semitrailers

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An applicant must provide a properly
				  completed application for farm plates. Except as provided by subsection (d) of
				  this section, the application must be accompanied by proof of the applicant's
				  Texas Agriculture or Timber Exemption Registration Number issued by the Texas
				  Comptroller of Public Accounts. Proof of the registration number must be:
(1) legible;
(2) current; and
(3) in the name of the person or dba in which
				  the vehicle is or will be registered, pursuant to Transportation Code, §
											502.146
				  and §
											502.433.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.34 - Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The owner of an electric personal assistive mobility
					 device, as defined by Transportation Code, §
										551.201, is not
					 required to register it. The device may only be operated on a residential
					 street, roadway, or public highway in accordance with Transportation Code,
					 §
										551.202.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.35 - Neighborhood Electric Vehicle

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A neighborhood electric vehicle operated on a residential
					 street, roadway, or public highway in accordance with Transportation Code,
					 §
										551.303:
(1) must comply with the evidence of
				  financial responsibility requirements established in Transportation Code,
				  §
										502.046;
(2) must display a
				  "slow-moving-vehicle emblem" if it meets the definition of a "slow-moving
				  vehicle" as described in Transportation Code, §
										547.001; and
(3) is subject to all traffic and
				  other laws applicable to motor vehicles.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.36 - Refusal to Register by Local Government and Record Notation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Enforcement of traffic warrant. A
				  municipality may enter into a contract with the department under Government
				  Code, Chapter 791, to indicate in the state's motor vehicle records that the
				  owner of the vehicle is a person for whom a warrant of arrest is outstanding
				  for failure to appear or who has failed to pay a fine on a complaint involving
				  a violation of a traffic law. In accordance with Transportation Code, §
										702.003,
				  a county tax assessor-collector may refuse to register a motor vehicle if such
				  a failure is indicated in the motor vehicle record for that motor vehicle. A
				  municipality is responsible for obtaining the agreement of the county in which
				  the municipality is located to refuse to register motor vehicles for failure to
				  pay civil penalties imposed by the municipality.
(b) Refusal to register vehicle in certain
				  counties. A county may enter into a contract with the department under
				  Government Code, Chapter 791 to indicate in the state's motor vehicle records
				  that the owner of the vehicle has failed to pay a fine, fee, or tax that is
				  past due. In accordance with Transportation Code §
										502.010, a county
				  tax assessor-collector may refuse to register a motor vehicle if such a failure
				  is indicated in the motor vehicle record for that motor vehicle.
(c) Record notation. A contract between the
				  department and a county, municipality, or local authority entered into under
				  Transportation Code §
										502.010 or
				  Transportation Code §
										702.003
				  will contain the terms set out in this subsection.
(1) To place or remove a registration denial
				  flag on a vehicle record, the contracting entity must submit a magnetic tape or
				  other acceptable submission medium as determined by the department in a format
				  prescribed by the department.
(2)
				  The information submitted by the contracting entity will include, at a minimum,
				  the vehicle identification number and the license plate number of the affected
				  vehicle.
(3) If the contracting
				  entity data submission contains bad or corrupted data, the submission medium
				  will be returned to the contracting entity with no further action by the
				  department.
(4) The magnetic tape
				  or other submission medium must be submitted to the department from a single
				  source within the contracting entity.
(5) The submission of a magnetic tape or
				  other submission medium to the department by a contracting entity constitutes a
				  certification by that entity that it has complied with all applicable
				  laws.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.37 - Fees

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department and the county will charge
				  required fees, and only those fees provided by statute or rule.
(b) A $2 fee for a duplicate registration
				  receipt will be charged if a receipt is printed for the customer.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.38 - Registration Fee Credit: Application

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
An application for registration fee credit must be
					 accompanied by:
(1) the current metal
				  license plate(s) and license receipt issued for the destroyed
				  vehicle;
(2) the negotiable
				  certificate of title covering the destroyed vehicle; and
(3) evidence that the vehicle has been
				  destroyed to such an extent that it cannot thereafter be operated on the
				  highways.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.39 - Registration Fee Credit: Nontransferable

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A registration fee credit voucher will be issued only to
					 the person whose name appears as the owner of the vehicle on the registration
					 and title records of the Vehicle Titles and Registration Division at the time
					 the vehicle is destroyed. Registration fee credit vouchers are nontransferable
					 and are not redeemable for cash under any circumstances.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.40 - Special Registrations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and
				  scope. Transportation Code, Chapter 502, Subchapters C and I, charge the
				  department with the responsibility of issuing special registration permits
				  which shall be recognized as legal registration for the movement of motor
				  vehicles not authorized to travel on Texas public highways for lack of
				  registration or for lack of reciprocity with the state or country in which the
				  vehicles are registered. For the department to efficiently and effectively
				  perform these duties, this section prescribes the policies and procedures for
				  the application and the issuance of temporary registration permits.
(b) Permit categories. The department will
				  issue the following categories of special registration permits.
(1) Additional weight permits. The owner of a
				  truck, truck tractor, trailer, or semitrailer may purchase temporary additional
				  weight permits for the purpose of transporting the owner's own seasonal
				  agricultural products to market or other points for sale or processing in
				  accordance with Transportation Code, §
											502.434. In
				  addition, such vehicles may be used for the transportation without charge of
				  seasonal laborers from their place of residence, and materials, tools,
				  equipment, and supplies from the place of purchase or storage, to a farm or
				  ranch exclusively for use on such farm or ranch.
(A) Additional weight permits are valid for a
				  limited period of less than one year.
(B) An additional weight permit will not be
				  issued for a period of less than one month or extended beyond the expiration of
				  a license plate issued under Transportation Code, Chapter 502.
(C) The statutory fee for an additional
				  weight permit is based on a percentage of the difference between the owner's
				  annual registration fee and the annual fee for the desired gross vehicle weight
				  computed as follows:
(i) one-month (or 30
				  consecutive days)--10%;
(ii)
				  one-quarter (three consecutive months)--30%;
(iii) two-quarters (six consecutive
				  months)--60%; or
(iv)
				  three-quarters (nine consecutive months)--90%.
(D) Additional weight permits are issued for
				  calendar quarters with the first quarter to begin on April 1st of each
				  year.
(E) A permit will not be
				  issued unless the registration fee for hauling the additional weight has been
				  paid prior to the actual hauling.
(F) An applicant must provide proof of the
				  applicant's Texas Agriculture or Timber Exemption Registration Number issued by
				  the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Proof of the registration number must
				  be:
(i) legible;
(ii) current;
(iii) in the name of the person or dba in
				  which the vehicle is or will be registered; and
(iv) verifiable through the online system
				  established by the Comptroller.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.42 - Construction Machinery Criteria

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Construction machinery must meet the following criteria in
					 order to qualify for the $5 machinery license plate: it must be an
					 unconventional machine, such as those built from the ground up, designed and
					 fabricated to perform a job relating to that type of construction. It is a
					 vehicle that is not designed or used to tow or transport property or persons,
					 other than those persons who may be required to operate such machinery in the
					 function of its design and purpose. Machinery vehicles are vehicles which are
					 actually designed for special construction purposes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.43 - Military Specialty License Plates

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose and Scope. Transportation Code, Chapter 504 authorizes the department
				  to issue military specialty license plates. This section prescribes the
				  policies and procedures for the application, issuance, and renewal of military
				  specialty license plates.
(b)
				  Classification and fees. The department will issue specialty plates for the
				  military and charge fees as authorized by Transportation Code, § 504.202
				  and Chapter 504, Subchapter D.
(c)
				  Application. Applications for military specialty license plates must be made to
				  the department and include evidence of eligibility. The evidence of eligibility
				  may include, but is not limited to:
(1) an
				  official document issued by a governmental entity;
(2) a letter issued by a governmental entity
				  on that agency's letterhead;
(3)
				  discharge papers;
(4) a death
				  certificate; or
(5) an
				  identification card issued by any branch of the military under the jurisdiction
				  of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of
				  Homeland Security indicating that the member is retired.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.44 - Privately Owned Buses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Privately owned
				  buses not operated for compensation or hire and thus not classified and
				  registered as "city buses" or "motor buses" shall be registered with private
				  bus license plates. The "private bus" registration classification includes
				  every motor vehicle not operated for compensation or hire, which is designed
				  for carrying more than 10 passengers (excluding the driver or operator) and
				  used for the transportation of persons.
(b) The registration fee for a privately
				  owned bus shall be prorated monthly and based upon the weight of the vehicle as
				  calculated by Transportation Code, §
										502.055.
(c) The same schedule of
				  registration fees used for city buses shall also be used for privately owned
				  buses, since the fees for both classifications are computed at the same
				  rate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.45 - Specialty License Plates, Symbols, Tabs, and Other Devices

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and Scope. Transportation Code,
				  Chapters 504, 551, and 551A charge the department with providing specialty
				  license plates, symbols, tabs, and other devices. For the department to perform
				  these duties efficiently and effectively, this section prescribes the policies
				  and procedures for the application, issuance, and renewal of specialty license
				  plates, symbols, tabs, and other devices, through the county tax
				  assessor-collectors, and establishes application fees, expiration dates, and
				  registration periods for certain specialty license plates. This section does
				  not apply to military license plates except as provided by §
										217.43
				  of this title (relating to Military Specialty License Plates).
(b) Initial application for specialty license
				  plates, symbols, tabs, or other devices.
(1)
				  Application Process.
(A) Procedure. An owner
				  of a vehicle registered as specified in this subchapter who wishes to apply for
				  a specialty license plate, symbol, tab, or other device must do so on a form
				  prescribed by the director.
(B)
				  Form requirements. The application form shall at a minimum require the name and
				  complete address of the applicant.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.47 - Vehicle Emissions Enforcement System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. Transportation Code, §
										502.047,
				  requires the department to implement a system requiring verification that a
				  vehicle complies with vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance programs as
				  required by the Health and Safety Code, §
										382.202
				  and §
										382.203,
				  and Transportation Code, Chapter 548, Subchapter F. Transportation Code, §
										501.0276
				  and § 502.047, requires a vehicle subject to Transportation Code, §
										548.3011,
				  to pass an emissions test on resale in an affected or early action compact
				  county before it is titled or registered. This section prescribes the
				  department's policies and procedures if a vehicle does not comply with the
				  emissions standards set by federal and state laws and the provisions of the
				  Texas air quality State Implementation Plan.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Affected County--A county with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and
				  maintenance program established under Transportation Code, §
											548.301.
(2) Department--The Texas Department of Motor
				  Vehicles.
(3) DPS--The Texas
				  Department of Public Safety.
(4)
				  Early action compact county--A participating county under Health and Safety
				  Code, Chapter 382, Subchapter H.
(5) TCEQ--The Texas Commission on
				  Environmental Quality.
(6)
				  Vehicle--A self-propelled vehicle required to be registered in the state,
				  except those vehicles exempted by TCEQ.
(7) Vehicle inspection report--A vehicle
				  inspection form prescribed by DPS that is printed by the vehicle exhaust gas
				  analyzer immediately following an emissions test.
(8) Vehicle emissions I/M program--A vehicle
				  emissions inspection and maintenance program meeting all the requirements of
				  the Environmental Protection Agency.
(9) Waiver--A form and certificate that
				  allows a vehicle to be considered in compliance with the vehicle emissions I/M
				  program for a specified period of time after a vehicle fails an emissions
				  test.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.48 - Machinery

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Conventional vehicles with cranes, draglines, or other
					 similar machinery mounted thereon, must be registered with regular
					 registration.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.49 - Water Well Drilling Equipment and Vehicles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Prior to the approval of a machinery
				  license plate for any piece of mechanically qualified water well drilling
				  equipment, the owner must first present proof of a current license from the
				  Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(b) Every truck or trailer, whether
				  conventional or unconventional, which has mounted thereon machinery used
				  exclusively for drilling water wells may qualify for a $5 machinery license
				  plate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.50 - Equipment and Vehicles Within Road Construction Projects

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Road construction equipment (machinery type vehicles)
					 operating laden or unladen within the limits of a project are not required to
					 display the $5 machinery license plate, regardless of the intermingling of
					 regular vehicular traffic; however, conventional commercial vehicles operating
					 within the limits of a project shall be required to be registered with regular
					 commercial plates whenever traffic is allowed to intermingle. A highway
					 construction project is that section of the highway between the warning signs
					 giving notice of a construction area.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.51 - Change of Classification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
When a truck is converted into a truck-tractor and the
					 registration classification is changed from "truck" to "combination," an
					 exchange of license plates is required; however, if a truck-tractor is
					 converted into a truck and the registration classification is changed from
					 "combination" to "truck" the license plates shall not be exchanged, unless the
					 change involves a major permanent reconstruction change, such as when the frame
					 of a truck-tractor is altered to accommodate the installation of a different
					 type bed or body. In this instance, the owner must exchange license plates and
					 file an application for corrected title. Under no circumstances will a refund
					 in registration fees be authorized when a combination plate is exchanged for
					 truck plates as the result of a reconstruction change.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.52 - Marketing of Specialty License Plates through a Private Vendor

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose and
				  scope. The department will enter into a contract with a private vendor to
				  market department-approved specialty license plates in accordance with
				  Transportation Code, Chapter 504, Subchapter J. This section sets out the
				  procedure for approval of the design, purchase, and replacement of vendor
				  specialty license plates. In this section, the license plates marketed by the
				  vendor are referred to as vendor specialty license plates.
(b) Application for approval of vendor
				  specialty license plate designs.
(1) Approval
				  required. The vendor shall obtain the approval of the board for each license
				  plate design the vendor proposes to market in accordance with this section and
				  the contract entered into between the vendor and the department.
(2) Application. The vendor must submit a
				  written application on a form approved by the executive director to the
				  department for approval of each license plate design the vendor proposes to
				  market. The application must include:
(A) a
				  draft design of the specialty license plate;
(B) projected sales of the plate, including
				  an explanation of how the projected figure was determined;
(C) a marketing plan for the plate including
				  a description of the target market;
(D) a licensing agreement from the
				  appropriate third party for any design or design element that is intellectual
				  property; and
(E) other information
				  necessary for the board to reach a decision regarding approval of the requested
				  vendor specialty plate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.53 - Removal of License Plates and Registration Insignia upon Sale of Motor Vehicle

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Purpose. Transportation Code, Chapter
				  502, Subchapter L and Chapter 504, Subchapter K, provide for the removal of the
				  license plates and registration insignia when a motor vehicle is sold or
				  transferred. Motor vehicles eligible for this process are limited to a
				  passenger car or a light truck, as those terms are defined in Transportation
				  Code, §
										502.001.
(b) Disposition of removed license plates.
				  License plates removed from a motor vehicle by a licensed motor vehicle dealer
				  or by a motor vehicle owner in a private transaction as provided in
				  Transportation Code, §
										502.491,
				  may be:
(1) transferred to another vehicle:
(A) that is titled or will be titled in the
				  same owner name as the vehicle from which the license plates were
				  removed;
(B) that is of the same
				  vehicle classification (passenger car or light truck) as the vehicle from which
				  the license plates were removed; and
(C) upon acceptance of a request to transfer
				  the license plate by the county tax assessor-collector in which the application
				  is filed as provided by Transportation Code, §
												501.023 or
				  §
												502.040,
				  whichever applies;
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.54 - Registration of Fleet Vehicles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Scope. A
				  registrant may consolidate the registration of multiple motor vehicles in a
				  fleet instead of registering each vehicle separately. A fleet may include
				  trailers and semitrailers. Except as provided by §
										217.55 of this title (relating to
				  Exempt and Alias Vehicle Registration), to consolidate registration, a
				  registration must meet the requirements of this section.
(b) Eligibility. A fleet must meet the
				  following requirements to be eligible for fleet registration.
(1) No fewer than 12 vehicles will be
				  registered as a fleet;
(2) Vehicles
				  may be registered in annual increments for up to eight years;
(3) All vehicles in a fleet must be owned by
				  or leased to the same business entity;
(4) All vehicles must be vehicles that are
				  not registered under the International Registration Plan; and
(5) Each vehicle must currently be titled in
				  Texas or be issued a registration receipt, or the registrant must submit an
				  application for a title or registration for each vehicle.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.56 - Registration Reciprocity Agreements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Purpose. To promote and encourage the fullest possible use of the highway
				  system and contribute to the economic development and growth of the State of
				  Texas and its residents, the department is authorized by Transportation Code,
				  §502.091 to enter into agreements with duly authorized officials of other
				  jurisdictions, including any state of the United States, the District of
				  Columbia, a foreign country, a state or province of a foreign country, or a
				  territory or possession of either the United States or of a foreign country,
				  and to provide for the registration of vehicles by Texas residents and
				  nonresidents on an allocation or distance apportionment basis, and to grant
				  exemptions from the payment of registration fees by nonresidents if the grants
				  are reciprocal to Texas residents.
(b) Definitions. The following words and
				  terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Cab
				  card--The apportioned vehicle registration receipt that contains, but is not
				  limited to, the vehicle description and the registered weight at which the
				  vehicle may operate in each jurisdiction.
(2) Department--The Texas Department of Motor
				  Vehicles.
(3) Director--The
				  director of the Motor Carrier Division, Texas Department of Motor
				  Vehicles.
(4) Executive
				  director--The chief executive officer of the department.
(5) Regional Service Center--A department
				  office which provides specific services to the public, including replacement
				  titles, bonded title rejection letters, and apportioned registration under the
				  International Registration Plan (IRP).
(6) Temporary cab card--A temporary
				  registration permit authorized by the department that allows the operation of a
				  vehicle for 30 days subject to all rights and privileges afforded to a vehicle
				  displaying apportioned registration.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.57 - Alternatively Fueled Vehicles

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department shall collect vehicle fuel type information
					 for motor vehicles registered in this state, including alternatively fueled
					 vehicles, as defined by Transportation Code, §
										502.004,
					 and submit an annual report to the legislature that includes the information
					 collected under this section.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.58 - Digital License Plate Eligibility

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Vehicles eligible for a digital license plate. The following vehicles are
				  eligible for a digital license plate, subject to the exceptions in subsection
				  (b) of this section:
(1) any vehicle owned or
				  operated by a governmental entity; or
(2) a vehicle owned or operated by a person
				  other than a governmental entity if the vehicle is:
(A) part of a commercial fleet, as defined by
				  Transportation Code, § 502.001; or
(B) a truck, motorcycle, moped, trailer,
				  semitrailer, sport utility vehicle, or other vehicle that is required to be
				  registered under Transportation Code, Chapter 502.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter B - MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION › Section 217.59 - Digital License Plate Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Before the initial deployment of a digital license plate
					 model and for each subsequent hardware upgrade, which includes all physical
					 aspects of the digital license plate except for the mounting bracket, a digital
					 license plate provider must provide the department with documentation
					 sufficient for the department to be assured that the digital license plate
					 model for which approval is sought was tested in a manner set forth by the
					 department. The documentation must include a description of the testing
					 protocols and methods. Digital license plate testing must be conducted by
					 governmental entities, universities, or independent nonprofit research and
					 development organizations. Testing must include:
(1) reflectivity testing with results
				  demonstrating that the digital license plates are manufactured utilizing
				  reflectorized material as required by Transportation Code, § 504.005, and
				  are reflective in daytime, as defined in Transportation Code, § 541.401
				  and nighttime, as defined in Transportation Code, § 541.401 with the use
				  of low beam headlights, at a distance of no less than 75 feet. Reflectivity
				  testing with results demonstrating that the digital license plates perform
				  consistently with the International Organization for Standardization ISO 7591,
				  clauses 6 and 7 is preferred;
(2)
				  legibility and readability testing with results demonstrating that digital
				  license plates are legible in daytime, as defined in Transportation Code,
				  § 541.401 and nighttime, as defined in Transportation Code, §
				  541.401, using low beam headlights, under optimal conditions at a distance of
				  no less than 75 feet; and are readable with commercially-available automated
				  license plate readers and in a variety of weather conditions; and
(3) commercially-available penetration
				  testing, as approved by the department, for the protection of the digital
				  license plate, the electronic display information, and the digital license
				  plate provider's systems. In addition to testing before initial approval and
				  each subsequent hardware upgrade, testing described in this paragraph must be
				  completed for each software or firmware upgrade.