| (a) Vehicles eligible for a digital license plate.
The following vehicles are eligible for a digital license plate, subject
to the exceptions in subsection (b) of this section:
(1) any vehicle owned or operated by a governmental
entity; or
(2) a vehicle owned or operated by a person other than
a governmental entity if the vehicle is:
(A) part of a commercial fleet, as defined by Transportation
Code, §502.001; or
(B) a truck, motorcycle, moped, trailer, semitrailer,
sport utility vehicle, or other vehicle that is required to be registered
under Transportation Code, Chapter 502.
(b) Vehicles not eligible for a digital license plate.
(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section,
a vehicle is not eligible for a digital license plate if the vehicle
is not required to display a license plate on the rear of the vehicle,
including:
(A) truck-tractors; or
(B) trucks with combination registration under Transportation
Code, §502.255.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section,
a vehicle registered as a passenger vehicle is not eligible for a
digital license plate.
(c) Requirements for Eligibility Verification and Issuance
of Digital Plates.
(1) An applicant for a digital license plate may not
obtain a digital license plate from a digital license plate provider
if the vehicle for which a digital license plate is being sought is
not registered. The individual must first submit a complete initial
application for registration and the accompanying documents and fees
at the county tax assessor-collector's office, or at the department
for vehicles that must be registered directly through the department
under this chapter. After receipt of the necessary documentation and
fees, the department will issue one or two metal license plates, in
accordance with this chapter, to the applicant for the digital license
plate, depending on the type of vehicle. After the department issues
the metal license plate or plates to the applicant, the applicant
may then proceed with obtaining a digital license plate from a digital
license plate provider.
(2) A digital license plate provider must obtain the
following information from a digital license plate applicant before
it verifies the vehicle's eligibility for a digital license plate:
(A) the last four digits of the vehicle identification
number; and
(B) the existing metal license plate number.
(3) A digital license plate provider may not issue
a digital license plate for a vehicle that has not been issued Texas
registration in the name of the applicant for the digital license
plate.
(4) Any metal license plate issued for the rear of
the vehicle and any associated plate sticker issued for a rear metal
license plate must be carried in or on the vehicle at all times when
using a digital license plate.
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