2024 Texas Statutes
Transportation Code
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 503 - Dealer's and Manufacturer's Vehicle License Plates
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 503.008. Fees for License Plates
Sec. 503.008. FEES FOR LICENSE PLATES.
Text of subsection effective until July 01, 2025
(a) The fee for a metal dealer's license plate is $20 a year.
Text of subsection effective on July 01, 2025
(a) The fee for:
(1) a dealer's license plate issued under Section 503.061 is $20 a year; and
(2) a dealer's temporary license plate issued under Section 503.062 is $10.
(b) The fee for a manufacturer's license plate is $40 a year.
(c) The fee for an additional set of drive-a-way in-transit license plates is $5 a year.
(d) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.69(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2651), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 9, eff. July 1, 2025.
