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Texas Transportation Code - Section 502.404. Operation Of Vehicle Without License Plate Or Registration Insignia

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§ 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR 
REGISTRATION INSIGNIA.  (a) A person commits an offense if the 
person operates on a public highway during a registration period a 
passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two 
license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have 
been:
		(1)  assigned by the department for the period;  or                           
		(2)  validated by a registration insignia issued by the 
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the 
period.
	(b)  A person commits an offense if the person operates on a 
public highway during a registration period a passenger car or 
commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license 
plates for the registration period, that does not properly display 
the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes 
that the license plates have been validated for the period.
	(c)  A person commits an offense if the person operates on a 
public highway during a registration period a road tractor, 
motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license 
plate, attached to the rear of the vehicle, that has been:
		(1)  assigned by the department for the period;  or                           
		(2)  validated by a registration insignia issued by the 
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the 
period.
	(d)  Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer 
operating a vehicle as provided by law.
	(e)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor 
punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.                    

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