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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the issuance of temporary tags and license plates by a |
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motor vehicle dealer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.022(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a motor vehicle |
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operated on a public highway in this state with a metal dealer's |
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license plate or a dealer's [or buyer's] temporary tag attached to |
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the vehicle as provided by Chapter 503. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.0236(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A purchaser to whom this section applies may apply for: |
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(1) a title in the manner prescribed by the department |
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by rule; and |
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(2) [on expiration of the buyer's tag issued to the |
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purchaser under Section 503.063,] a 30-day permit under Section |
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502.095. |
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SECTION 3. Section 503.038(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The department may cancel a dealer's general |
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distinguishing number if the dealer: |
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(1) falsifies or forges a title document, including an |
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affidavit making application for a certified copy of a title; |
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(2) files a false or forged tax document, including a |
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sales tax affidavit; |
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(3) fails to take assignment of any basic evidence of |
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ownership, including a certificate of title or manufacturer's |
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certificate, for a vehicle the dealer acquires; |
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(4) fails to assign any basic evidence of ownership, |
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including a certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate, for |
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a vehicle the dealer sells; |
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(5) uses or permits the use of a metal dealer's license |
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plate or a dealer's temporary tag on a vehicle that the dealer does |
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not own or control or that is not in stock and offered for sale; |
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(6) makes a material misrepresentation in an |
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application or other information filed with the department; |
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(7) fails to maintain the qualifications for a general |
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distinguishing number; |
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(8) fails to provide to the department within 30 days |
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after the date of demand by the department satisfactory and |
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reasonable evidence that the person is regularly and actively |
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engaged in business as a wholesale or retail dealer; |
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(9) has been licensed for at least 12 months and has |
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not assigned at least five vehicles during the previous 12-month |
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period; |
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(10) has failed to demonstrate compliance with |
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Sections 23.12, 23.121, and 23.122, Tax Code; |
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(11) uses or allows the use of the dealer's general |
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distinguishing number or the location for which the general |
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distinguishing number is issued to avoid the requirements of this |
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chapter; |
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(12) misuses or allows the misuse of: |
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(A) a temporary tag authorized under this |
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chapter; or |
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(B) a license plate or set of license plates |
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issued under Section 503.063; or |
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(13) [refuses to show on a buyer's temporary tag the |
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date of sale or other reasonable information required by the |
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department; or |
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[(14)] otherwise violates this chapter or a rule |
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adopted under this chapter. |
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SECTION 4. Section 503.0626(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Before a dealer's or converter's temporary tag may be |
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displayed on a vehicle, the dealer or converter must enter into the |
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database through the Internet information on the vehicle and |
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information about the dealer or converter as prescribed by the |
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department. Except as provided by Section 503.0627(f) |
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[506.0632(f)], the department may not deny access to the database |
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to any dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued |
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under this chapter or who is licensed under Chapter 2301, |
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Occupations Code, or to any converter licensed under Chapter 2301, |
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Occupations Code. |
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| Statutes affected:
Introduced: Transportation Code 501.022, Transportation Code 501.0236, Transportation Code 503.063, Transportation Code 503.0626, Transportation Code 503.0631, Transportation Code 503.068 (Transportation Code 501, Transportation Code 503)