Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 215 - MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION
Subchapter B - ADJUDICATIVE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Section 215.87 - License and Standard License Plate Terms and Fees

(a) Except as provided by other law, the term of a license or standard license plate issued by the department to a dealer, converter, drive-a-way operator, distributor, or manufacturer under Occupations Code, Chapter 2301 or Transportation Code, Chapter 503 is two years.

(b) A standard license plate issued by the department expires on the date the associated license expires or is canceled, closed, or revoked.

(c) The fee for a license or standard license plate is computed by multiplying the applicable annual fee by the number of years of the license term. The entire fee including any tax owed under Tax Code § 152.027 is due at the time of application for the license or license renewal.

(d) A dealer may apply for a personalized prestige plate issued under Transportation Code §503.0615 by completing a department form, providing a copy of a department-issued license, and submitting payment to a county tax assessor-collector. A personalized prestige plate may be renewed in an electronic system designated by the department.