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Tex. Transp. Code § 503.069 (2026)

Display Of License Plates

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Sec. 503.069. DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATES. (a) A license plate, other than an in-transit license plate, issued under this chapter shall be displayed in accordance with commission rules.

(b) A drive-a-way operator who has been issued a drive-a-way in-transit license shall display the operator's in-transit license plates on each transported motor vehicle from the vehicle's point of origin to its point of destination in this state in accordance with the laws relating to the operation of a vehicle on a public highway.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 10, eff. May 14, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 793 (S.B. 1235), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 25, eff. July 1, 2025.

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 26, eff. July 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2021 · leading case: Samantha a Pabst v. State, 466 S.W.3d 902 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015).
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Samantha a Pabst v. State, 466 S.W.3d 902 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2015). · cites it 7× “Texas Transportation Code Section 503.001 provides, in relevant part, that in this chapter, “commission” means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.”
Jacob Adam Ramirez v. State, No. 01-18-00189-CR (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] July 11, 2019). “351, and failure to display a license plate tag in accordance with administrative rules, TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 503.069. The Administrative Code states that all printed information on a temporary license plate must be unobstructed and secured to the car so that “the entire plate is…”
Robert Alan Cordray v. State, No. 09-19-00235-CR (Tex. App.—Beaumont Feb. 17, 2021). “) (holding that an officer who could not read the temporary tag from four or five feet behind the defendant’s vehicle had reasonable suspicion to stop the vehicle); see also Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 503.069 (a). 2 “Commission” refers to “the board of the Texas Department of…”
Kevin Montel Brumfield v. State, No. 09-01-00509-CR (Tex. App.—Beaumont Dec. 19, 2002). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§503.069 ; 503.001 (Vernon Supp.”
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