Tex. Transportation Code § 504.010

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 504.010, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 504.010. ISSUANCE AND PLACEMENT OF LICENSE PLATE.

Official statutory text

(a) On payment of the prescribed fee, an applicant for motor vehicle registration shall be issued a license plate or set of plates.

(b) Subject to Section 504.901, the department shall issue only one license plate or set of plates for a vehicle during the registration period set by rule.

(c) The board may adopt rules regarding the placement of license plates for a motor vehicle, road tractor, motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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