Bill Text: TX HB2346 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the use, sale, purchase, or possession of a license plate flipper device; creating an offense.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-04-16 - Left pending in committee [HB2346 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HB2346-Introduced.html
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| By: Zedler | H.B. No. 2346 | |
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| relating to the use, sale, purchase, or possession of a license | ||
| plate flipper device; creating an offense. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter L, Chapter 504, Transportation Code, | ||
| is amended by adding Section 504.946 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 504.946. LICENSE PLATE FLIPPER DEVICE; OFFENSE. (a) In | ||
| this section "license plate flipper device" means a mechanical | ||
| device designed to be installed on a motor vehicle and: | ||
| (1) switch between two or more license plates for the | ||
| purpose of allowing a motor vehicle operator to change the license | ||
| plate displayed on the operator's vehicle; or | ||
| (2) hide a license plate from view by flipping the | ||
| license plate so that the license plate number is not visible. | ||
| (b) A person commits an offense if the person uses, sells, | ||
| offers for sale, purchases, or possesses for use or sale a license | ||
| plate flipper device. | ||
| (c) The possession of a license plate flipper device creates | ||
| the presumption that the person possessed the device for use or | ||
| sale. | ||
| (d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2013. | ||
