Sec. 502.1585. DESIGNATION OF REGISTRATION PERIOD BY OWNER. (a) This section applies only to a person who owns more than one motor vehicle or trailer that is subject to registration under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 502.044, the owner of a motor vehicle or a trailer may designate an initial or a renewal registration period for that vehicle so that the registration period for the vehicle or trailer expires on the same date as the registration period for another vehicle or trailer previously registered by that owner.
(c) A registration period designated under this section must begin on the first day of a calendar month and end on the last day of a calendar month and may not be for less than 12 months.
(d) The registration fee for a registration period designated under this section is computed at a rate of one-twelfth the annual registration fee multiplied by the number of months in the designated registration period.
(e) The department shall issue an applicant for registration who pays registration fees for a designated period under this section a registration receipt and registration insignia that are valid until the expiration of the designated period.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1197, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 20.009, eff. September 1, 2013.
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