| (a) A metal converter's license plate shall be attached
to the rear license plate holder of a vehicle in accordance with Transportation
Code, §503.0618.
(b) A converter shall maintain a record of each metal
converter's license plate issued to that converter. The record of
each metal converter's license plate issued must contain:
(1) the assigned metal converter's license plate number;
(2) the year and make of the vehicle to which the metal
converter's license plate is affixed;
(3) the VIN of the vehicle; and
(4) the name of the person in control of the vehicle.
(c) If a converter cannot account for a metal converter's
license plate that the department issued to the converter, the converter
must:
(1) document the metal converter's license plate as
"void" in the converter's metal license plate record;
(2) within three days of discovering that the plate
is missing, report to the department in writing that the metal converter's
license plate is lost or stolen; and
(3) if found, cease use of the metal converter's license
plate.
(d) A metal converter's license plate is no longer
valid for use after the converter reports to the department that the
plate is missing.
(e) A metal converter's license plate record shall
be made available for inspection and copying by the department at
the converter's licensed location during the converter's posted business
hours.
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