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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the registration of certain trailers; changing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.0023(d-1), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d-1) The department shall issue a license plate for a token |
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trailer registered under this section in the manner provided by |
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Section 502.255 [that does not expire.
The alphanumeric pattern
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for a license plate issued under this subsection may remain on a
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token trailer for as long as the registration of the token trailer
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is renewed or until the token trailer is removed from service or
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sold.
The registration receipt required under Section 621.002 is
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not required for a vehicle that displays a license plate issued
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under this subsection]. |
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SECTION 2. The heading to Section 502.255, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.255. TRUCK-TRACTOR OR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE |
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COMBINATION FEE; PERMANENT SEMITRAILER TOKEN FEE. |
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SECTION 3. Sections 502.255(c), (i), and (j), |
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Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The fee for registration of a semitrailer used in the |
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manner described by Subsection (a), regardless of the date the |
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semitrailer is registered, is $15 for a registration year or $80 if |
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the semitrailer is registered with a permanent license plate issued |
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under Subsection (i). |
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(i) The department shall issue a license plate for a token |
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trailer registered under this section that does not expire or |
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require an annual registration insignia to be valid. The license |
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plate must include the word "Permanent." A [alphanumeric pattern
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for a] license plate issued under this subsection may remain on a |
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token trailer [for as long as the registration of the token trailer
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is renewed or] until the token trailer is removed from service or |
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sold, provided that the license plate must be removed if the |
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department cancels, suspends, or revokes the registration for the |
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token trailer as provided by law or department rule. The |
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registration receipt required under Section 621.002 is not required |
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for a vehicle that displays a license plate issued under this |
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subsection. |
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(j) A person may register a semitrailer under this section |
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if the person: |
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(1) applies to the department for registration; |
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(2) provides proof of the person's eligibility to |
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register the vehicle under this subsection as required by the |
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department; and |
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(3) pays the applicable [a] fee required by Subsection |
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(c) [of $15], plus any other applicable fee under this chapter for |
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each year the semitrailer is registered or at each registration if |
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the semitrailer is registered under Subsection (i) [Section
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502.401, for each year included in the registration period]. |
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SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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in connection with the registration of a vehicle that is applied for |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |