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| Message: | TEXAS TRANSPORTATION CODE § 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. (f) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (a) if the defendant: (1) remedies the defect before the defendant's first court appearance; and (2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10. (g) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (b) if the defendant: (1) shows that: (A) the passenger car or commercial motor vehicle was issued a registration insignia by the department that establishes that the vehicle was registered for the period during which the offense was committed; and (B) the registration insignia described in Paragraph (A) was attached to the passenger car or commercial motor vehicle before the defendant's first court appearance; and (2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027, § 1, eff. September 1, 2007. MY TRANSLATION: Paragraph (a) applies to license plates. Paragraph (b) applies to the little stick-on annual registration sticker that goes on the plates; paragraph (c) is for vehicles which are only reauired to have one license plate. Paragraph (d) exempts dealers from license plate requirements. Paragraph (e) means IT'S A $200 FINE!!! Paragraph (f) says the court MAY waive the fine if you put on the license plate (a picture of the front of the car with the plate stuck on it might work!) and pay a $10 fee; BUT ... this is discretionary with the court. | ||||
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