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TRANSPORTATION CODE

TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC

SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

CHAPTER 503. DEALER'S AND MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES

SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 503.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 2301, Occupations Code.
(2) "Commission" means the board of the TexasDepartment of Motor Vehicles.
(4) "Dealer" means a person who regularly and actively buys, sells, or exchanges vehicles at an established and permanent location. The term includes a franchised motor vehicle dealer, an independent motor vehicle dealer, an independent mobility motor vehicle dealer, and a wholesale motor vehicle dealer.



Sec. 503.061. DEALER'S LICENSE PLATES. (a) Instead ofregistering under Chapter 502 a vehicle that the dealer owns, operates, or permits to be operated on a public street or highway, the dealer may apply for, receive, and attach metal dealer's license plates to the vehicle if it is the type of vehicle:
(1) that the dealer sells; and
(2) for which the dealer has been issued a general distinguishing number.
(b) The board may adopt rules regulatingthe issuance and use of a license plate issued pursuant to the terms of this section.



Sec. 503.062. DEALER'S TEMPORARY TAGS. (a) A dealer may issue a temporary tag for use on an unregistered vehicle by the dealer or the dealer's employees only to:
(1) demonstrate or cause to be demonstrated to a prospective buyer the vehicle for sale purposes only;
(2) convey or cause to be conveyedthe vehicle:
(A) from one of the dealer's places of business in this state to another of the dealer's places of business in this state;
(B) from the dealer's place of business to a place the vehicle is to be repaired, reconditioned, or serviced;
(C) from the state line or a location in this state where the vehicle is unloaded to the dealer's place of business;
(D) from the dealer's placeof business to a place of business of another dealer;
(E) from the point of purchase by the dealer to the dealer's place of business; or
(F) to road test the vehicle; or
(3) use the vehicle for or allow its use by a charitable organization.
(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not prohibit a dealer from permitting:
(1) a prospective buyer to operate a vehicle while the vehicle is beingdemonstrated; or
(2) a customer to operate a vehicle temporarily while the customer's vehicle is being repaired.
(c) A vehicle being conveyed under this section is exempt from the inspection requirements of Chapter 548.
(d) The department may not issue a dealer temporary tag or contract for the issuance of a dealer temporary tag but shall prescribe:
(1) the specifications, form, and color of a dealertemporary tag;
(2) procedures for a dealer to generate a vehicle-specific number using the database developed under Section 503.0626 and assign it to each tag;
(3) procedures to clearly display the vehicle-specific number on the tag; and
(4) the period for which a tag may be used for or by a charitable organization.
(e) For purposes of this section, "charitable organization" means anorganization organized to relieve poverty, to advance education, religion, or science, to promote health, governmental, or municipal purposes, or for other purposes beneficial to the community without financial gain.


Sec. 503.063. BUYER'S TEMPORARY TAGS. (a) Except as provided by this section, a dealer shall issue to a person who buys a vehicle one temporary buyer's tag for the vehicle.
(b)Except as provided by this section, the buyer's tag is valid for the operation of the vehicle until the earlier of:
(1) the date on which the vehicle is registered; or
(2) the 60th day after the date of purchase.
(c) The dealer:
(1) must show in ink on the buyer's tag the actual date of sale and any other required information; and
(2) is responsible for displaying the tag.
(d) The...