Texas § TN.504.946 - DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR LICENSE PLATE
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§ TN.504.946. DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR LICENSE PLATE
DECEPTIVELY SIMILAR LICENSE PLATE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) manufactures, sells, or possesses a license plate deceptively similar to a license plate issued by the department; or (2) makes a copy or likeness of a license plate deceptively similar to a license plate issued by the department with intent to sell the copy or likeness. (b) For the purposes of this section, a license plate is deceptively similar to a license plate issued by the department if it is not prescribed by the department but a reasonable person would presume that it was prescribed by the department. (c) A district or county court, on application of the attorney general or of the district attorney or prosecuting attorney performing the duties of the district attorney for the district in which the court is located, may enjoin a violation or threatened violation of this section on a showing that a violation has occurred or is likely to occur. (d) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the license plate was produced pursuant to a licensing agreement with the department. (e) An offense under this section is: (1) a felony of the third degree if the person manufactures or sells a deceptively similar license plate; or (2) a Class C misdemeanor if the person possesses a deceptively similar license plate, except that the offense is a Class B misdemeanor if the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subdivision. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741 ), Sec. 84, eff. September 1, 2013.
Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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