Section 215.157 - Advance Numbers, Preprinted Internet-down Temporary Tags(a) In accordance with Transportation Code, § 503.0631(d), a dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, may obtain an advance supply of preprinted Internet-down temporary tags with specific numbers and buyer's temporary tag receipts to issue in lieu of buyer's temporary tags if the dealer is unable to access the internet.(b) If a dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, is unable to access the internet at the time of a sale, the dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, must complete the preprinted Internet-down temporary buyer's tag and buyer's temporary tag receipt by providing details of the sale, signing the buyer's temporary tag receipt, and retaining a copy. The dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, must enter the required information regarding the sale in the temporary tag database not later than the close of the next business day that the dealer has access to the internet. The buyer's temporary tag receipt must include a statement that the dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, has internet access but, at the time of the sale, the dealer, or a federal, state, or local government agency, was unable to access the internet or the temporary tag database.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.157
The provisions of this §215.157 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 06, February 10, 2017, TexReg 578, eff. 2/13/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 42, October 16, 2020, TexReg 7441, eff. 10/21/2020