Texas Drivers: New Rule Eliminates Paper Plates, Protects Against Theft

End of Temporary Paper Plates in Texas

• 📜 A new law in Texas, effective today, eliminates temporary paper license plates for new vehicles purchased from dealerships.
• 💡 This change is a direct response to a loophole that allowed fake dealerships to print and sell counterfeit plates, which criminals exploited.

What's New for New Vehicle Purchases

• 🚗 When buying a new vehicle from a dealership, drivers will now leave with permanent metal plates.
• 📬 A registration sticker will be mailed to the owner.
• 📄 Drivers must keep their vehicle receipt in the car as proof of registration if pulled over by police.

Plate Transfers and Private Sales

• 🔑 When trading in a vehicle, owners must hand over their plates to the dealership.
• 🔄 Dealerships can reassign these plates to another vehicle after 10 days.
• ✨ Custom or vanity plates can still be transferred by the owner.
• 📝 In a private car sale, sellers must remove plates and the registration sticker, and file a vehicle transfer notice with the DMV within 30 days.