Section 502.407 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Operation Of Vehicle With Expired License Plate(a) A person commits an offense if, after the fifth working day after the date the registration for the vehicle expires: (1) the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that has attached to it a license plate for the preceding period; and(2) the license plate has not been validated by the attachment of a registration insignia for the registration period in effect.(b) A justice of the peace or municipal court judge having jurisdiction of the offense may: (1) dismiss a charge of driving with an expired motor vehicle registration if the defendant: (A) remedies the defect not later than the 20th working day after the date of the offense or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and (B) establishes that the fee prescribed by Section 502.045 has been paid; and (2) assess a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge is dismissed. (b-1) For purposes of dismissing a charge under Subsection (b), "day" does not include Saturday, Sunday, or a legal holiday. (c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that at the time of the offense: (1) the office of the county assessor-collector for the county in which the owner of the vehicle resided was closed for a protracted period of time in accordance with department rules ; and (2) the vehicle's registration was expired for 30 working days or less. Tex. Transp. Code § 502.407
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.003, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 592,Sec. 7, eff. 3/1/2022.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 919,Sec. 10, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1352,Sec. 2.62, eff. 1/1/2020.Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 1292,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 161,Sec. 20.012, eff. 9/1/2013.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(6), eff. 1/1/2012.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1027, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 207, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.