General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 48
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58TH LEGISLATURE--REGULAR SESSION
(9) Defining Department. The term 'Department' as used in this Act
means the 'Texas Highway Department.'
(10) Since the operation of vehicles registered in other states is re-
stricted to residents of such states, a dealer who purchases vehicles dis-
playing out-of-state license plates must immediately remove the license
plates from such vehicles; and, furthermore, no dealer shall operate or
allow to be operated in Texas, for any reason whatsoever, a vehicle dis-
playing out-of-state license plates.
(11) Rules and Regulations. The Department is hereby authorized to
promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the orderly administration
of this Act.
(12) Change of Address. It shall be the duty of any dealer or manu-
facturer as defined in this Act and to whom dealer's or manufacturer's li-'
cense plates have been issued to notify the Department of a change of ad-
dress within ten (10) days after such address change.
(13) Display of Dealer's License Plates. The general distinguishing
number and all temporary cardboard tags issued pursuant to this Act shall
be displayed in a manner conforming to the Department's regulations per-
taining to the display of such plates and tags on unregistered vehicles
operating on the streets or highways of this State.
(14) Unauthorized Reproduction of Temporary Cardboard Tags. No
one other than a dealer as defined in this Act and to whom a current dis-
tinguishing number has been issued shall be authorized to produce or
reproduce by any means whatsoever a Buyer's or Dealer's Temporary Card-
board Tag, and, furthermore, no person, firm or corporation may operate
vehicles displaying unauthorized cardboard tags. Any violation of the
provisions of this Subsection shall be deemed a misdemeanor and the vio-
lator, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than Twenty-five Dollars
($25) and not more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200) and all costs of
court.
(15) Penalty. Any dealer or manufacturer violating any provisions
of this Act for the violation of which no other penalty is prescribed shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall be fined not
less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars
($200) and all the costs of court."
Sec. 2. All laws or parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this
Act are repealed to the extent of such conflict only.
Sec. 3. If any Section, Subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase
or word in this Act, or application thereof to any person or circumstance,
is held invalid, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Act, and the Legislature hereby declares it would have
passed such remaining portions despite such invalidity.
Passed the House, February 11, 1963, by a non-record vote; passed the
Senate, March 21, 1963: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Approved March 30, 1963.
Effective 90 days after date of adjournment.48
Ch. 30
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature, legislative document, 1963; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221759/m1/384/?q=+date%3A1945-1972: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.