TX front plate law.

[Prof]

Clip plate to passenger side sunvisor, flip down the passenger side visor when driving and the tag is visible. I stole this idea from Corvette owners leaving Cars and Coffee. Plano PD says its legal.
Inside at lower left windshield like the rice-burners do.
If inside wrap edges of plate with several layers of electrician's tape to avoid rattles and scratches

[karter74]

For anyone that even cares, don't forget, the front plate law went into effect today!

[POS Racing]

SHMBO pointed out if our 17 year old daughter gets busted for no front plate on the Yellow car I get to pay the $200.00 fine.

Two tie wraps later and the front plate is now on the car....

[OZMDD]

I think it's still a fixit ticket.

[POS Racing]

I think it's still a fixit ticket.

Maybe but we don't need Evil KK to test that for us.

One of you fine gentlemen can prove OZMDD's theory and give us a full report.

[Nails]

Hope you have some foam rubber on the backside of that plate so it doesn't rub the paint.

[POS Racing]

Hope you have some foam rubber on the backside of that plate so it doesn't rub the paint.

Of course I did!

[Jwett9]

Put mine on today too

[cwisenheimer]

I'll leave mine off and be one of the guinea pigs. It will be interesting to see if police actually enforce the new law.

[patf]

POS still a beautiful car.

Slapped mine in the front windshield, in 10 plus years i've only received one warning but dont want to deal with it.

[POS Racing]

POS still a beautiful car.

Slapped mine in the front windshield, in 10 plus years i've only received one warning but dont want to deal with it.

Thanks!

If the car wasn't the kid's daily driver I would have left it off.... It hasn't run a front plate since we picked it up at the dealership back in 2002.

[vejatabul]

Clip plate to passenger side sunvisor, flip down the passenger side visor when driving and the tag is visible. I stole this idea from Corvette owners leaving Cars and Coffee. Plano PD says its legal.
Inside at lower left windshield like the rice-burners do.
If inside wrap edges of plate with several layers of electrician's tape to avoid rattles and scratches

POS still a beautiful car.

Slapped mine in the front windshield, in 10 plus years i've only received one warning but dont want to deal with it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Texa...ient=firefox-a

The plain language of Section 502.404(a) requires a license plate to be displayed "at the front . . . of the vehicle." In this context, "front" means the foremost part or beginning of a vehicle, not in the front half, facing the front, or in the front portion.

Placing the plate in the windshield does not satisfy the law. It must be placed on the foremost part of the vehicle.

[black roadster]

One interesting thing I read was this:

Sec. 504.943. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway, during a registration period, a motor vehicle that does not display two license plates that:
(1) have been assigned by the department for the period; and
(2) comply with department rules regarding the placement of license plates.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a road tractor, motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license plate that:
(1) has been assigned by the department for the period; and
(2) complies with department rules regarding the placement of license plates.
(c) This section does not apply to a dealer operating a vehicle as provided by law.
(d) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (a)(1) if the defendant:
(1) remedies the defect before the defendant's first court appearance; and
(2) pays an administrative fee not to exceed $10.

Under section (d), the key word here is "may".

[Nails]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Texa...ient=firefox-a


Placing the plate in the windshield does not satisfy the law. It must be placed on the foremost part of the vehicle.

Where is this? Ironic 404 Not Found. I get this:

Sec. 502.404. VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT FOR YOUNG FARMER LOAN GUARANTEES. (a) When a person registers a commercial motor vehicle under Section 502.433, the person shall pay a voluntary assessment of $5.

[vejatabul]

Where is this? Ironic 404 Not Found. I get this:

Sec. 502.404. VOLUNTARY ASSESSMENT FOR YOUNG FARMER LOAN GUARANTEES. (a) When a person registers a commercial motor vehicle under Section 502.433, the person shall pay a voluntary assessment of $5.

I inadvertently posted the wrong link.

Here is the proper link...
http://www.cca.courts.state.tx.us/OP...PINIONID=20044

[Nails]

Ok I get they are trying to define "front" but did they renumber the Texas Code since 2010? 502.404(a) is what I posted above and has nothing to do with plates.

Furthermore, I'm tempted to build a bracket now that would hold my plate out at least two feet in front of my grill like a battering ram so there is no doubt at all that it is foremost part of the car.

[vejatabul]

Ok I get they are trying to define "front" but did they renumber the Texas Code since 2010? 502.404(a) is what I posted above and has nothing to do with plates.

Furthermore, I'm tempted to build a bracket now that would hold my plate out at least two feet in front of my grill like a battering ram so there is no doubt at all that it is foremost part of the car.

No, you just do not have the correct 502.404(a).

§ 502.404. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT LICENSE PLATE OR
REGISTRATION INSIGNIA. (a) A person commits an offense if the
person operates on a public highway during a registration period a
passenger car or commercial motor vehicle that does not display two
license plates, at the front and rear of the vehicle, that have
been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the
period.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a passenger car or
commercial motor vehicle, other than a vehicle assigned license
plates for the registration period, that does not properly display
the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes
that the license plates have been validated for the period.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a
public highway during a registration period a road tractor,
motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a license
plate, attached to the rear of the vehicle, that has been:
(1) assigned by the department for the period; or
(2) validated by a registration insignia issued by the
department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the
period.
(d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer
operating a vehicle as provided by law.
(e) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor
punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

Legal code is so much fun.

[vejatabul]

Furthermore, I'm tempted to build a bracket now that would hold my plate out at least two feet in front of my grill like a battering ram so there is no doubt at all that it is foremost part of the car.

That would not be legal, and I could find the code that establishes it, but really, it is purely for humor.

[Nails]

I am baffled. Seems a state code would be consistent in numbering throughout.

Anyway no worries for me. According to the above all I need to do is put four license plates on the car, two front and two rear, to be legal OR just sell drugs. (d) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to a dealer operating a vehicle as provided by law.

[vejatabul]

Note that the court case that I posted about happened BEFORE the Transportation Code was rewritten. The code that you are citing was enacted in 2012, while the court case happened in 2010. The current numbering for plate location would be 504.943, which is what was amended by the new law.