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MOTOR VEHICLES Ch. 30
MOTOR VEHICLES-DEALER'S AND MANUFACTURER'S
LICENSE PLATES
CHAPTER 30
H. B. No. 45
An Act amending Section (a) and repealing the first paragraph of Section (b) of
Article 6686 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, re-
lating to dealer's and manufacturer's license plates for their unregistered
motor vehicles, motorcycles, house trailers, trailers, or semitrailers; de-
fining the terms "dealer" and "manufacturer"; limiting the use of man-
ufacturer's test plates to new vehicles; providing for dealers to issue dated
cardboard tags to buyers; specifying a validity time period for each buyer's
tag so Issued; providing for the form, color, and specifications of such
buyer's cardboard tag to be prescribed by the Department; prohibiting the
issuance of successive buyer's cardboard tags for same vehicle; placing the
responsibility for the safekeeping and for the distribution of all cardboard
tags; placing the responsibility for showing certain information in ink on
the buyer's cardboard tag; providing for the issuance of dealer's card-
board tags for the operation of unregistered vehicles owned by such dealers;
providing for the form, color, and specifications of such dealer's tag to be
prescribed by the Department; exempting certain vehicles from inspection;
specifying the Department's authority to cancel dealer's or manufacturer's
license plates for Just cause; providing for dealers and manufacturers to
submit upon demand certain pertinent information; providing under cer-
tain conditions for the surrender of dealer's and manufacturer's license plates
including all facsimile cardboard tags thereof; prohibiting the use of deal-
er's or manufacturer's license plates on certain vehicles and providing an
exemption thereto; providing for applications for dealer's and manufac-
turer's license plates and specifying the fees therefor; authorizing the
Department to examine certain papers relative to all vehicles owned or con-
trolled by dealers; defining the terms "vehicle" and "Department"; speci-
fying that out-of-state license plates must be immediately removed from
vehicles purchased by dealers; authorizing the promulgation of reason-
able rules and regulations; providing for dealers and manufacturers to
notify the Department within ten (10) days of a change of address; pro-
viding for the display of dealer's license plates; prohibiting the unauthor-
Ized production of cardboard tags; providing for a penalty; repealing laws
In conflict; and providing for severability.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
Section 1. That the first paragraph of Section (b) of Article 6686
of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, is hereby repealed and Sec-
tion (a) of Article 6686 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as
amended by Chapter 23, Acts of the Fifty-seventh Legislature, Regular
Session, 1961, is amended 28 to read as follows:
"(a) Dealer's and Manufacturer's License Plates for Unregistered
Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles, House Trailers, Trailers, and Semitrailers.
(1) Dealer's License. Any dealer in motor vehicles, motorcycles, house
trailers, trailers, or semitrailers doing business in this State may, instead
of registering each vehicle he operates or permits to be operated for any
reason upon the streets or public highways, apply for and secure a gen-
eral distinguishing number which may be attached to any such vehicle
he owns and operates or permits to be operated unregistered. A dealer
within the meaning of this Act means any person, firm, or corporation cus-
tomarily engaged in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging motor
vehicles, motorcycles, house trailers, trailers, or semitrailers at an estab-
lished and permanent place of business; provided, however, that at each
such place of business a sign in letters at least six (6) inches in height
28. Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. art. 6686.
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