Section 215.158 - [Effective 7/1/2025] General Requirements for Buyer's License Plates(a) A dealer or governmental agency is responsible for the safekeeping of all license plates in the dealer's or governmental agency's possession consistent with the requirements in §215.150 (relating to Dealer Authorization to Issue License Plates). A dealer or governmental agency shall report any loss, theft, or destruction of a buyer's license plate or buyer's temporary license plate to the department in the system designated by the department within 24 hours of discovering the loss, theft, or destruction.(b) When a dealer is required to remove and void a previously assigned buyer's license plate or other type of license plate from a vehicle sold to an out-of-state buyer or for another reason allowed by rule, the dealer shall render a void plate unusable by permanently marking the front of the plate with the word "VOID" or a large "X"; and within 10 days: (1) destroy the license plate; or(2) recycle the license plate using a metal recycler registered under Occupations Code, Chapter 1956; or(3) return the license plate to the department or county tax assessor-collector.(c) A dealer or governmental agency must return all license plates in the dealer's possession to the department within 10 days of closing the associated license or within 10 days of the associated license being revoked, canceled, or closed by the department.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.158
The provisions of this §215.158 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883; amended to be effective October 6, 2013, 38 TexReg 6646; 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; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 08, February 25, 2022, TexReg 0954, eff. 2/14/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 8968, eff. 7/1/2025