A photo of your license plate is no longer a joke.
A new Texas law will allow law enforcement agencies to demand the plates from drivers who are caught with their plates taken without permission, according to a report from Vice News.
The law was passed after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he would sue Arizona for the removal of the plate.
Paxton’s announcement came after an Arizona State Patrol trooper pulled over a driver who allegedly had his license plate taken without his permission in November.
The plate was on a plate belonging to an officer of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department, which is part of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Paeson said that DPS officer, Lt.
Jason Nelson, violated a Texas statute when he removed the plate without a warrant.
The Texas Department for Public Safety says that the Texas law does not apply to private citizens, and only applies to the DPS.
Nelson was charged with an offense that includes “obstruction of a law enforcement officer” and is being held in jail.
Paeshon says that he hopes that the new law will make it easier for people to report stolen plates, which were previously not illegal.
“It’s just a great opportunity for the public to report that there’s a plate in their vehicle,” Paxton said.
“We’ll take it seriously.”
Texas law already allows police officers to demand license plate information from anyone who is found to have stolen or tampered with a vehicle, but the new Texas legislation will go further, according a statement from the state’s attorney general’s office.
Paesons office says that people can be charged with a misdemeanor if they refuse to hand over the plate, and Paeson says his office will use the proceeds of the bill to hire additional troopers to monitor stolen license plates and to provide the state with information about the number of plate requests received by the DPS each year.
Paesan says that officers are also not allowed to seize the plates if they are already in the possession of law enforcement, but Paesson said that the law is meant to protect people from “thieves” who “will steal your car, take it, and leave your plate.”
He says that this law will not affect drivers who have been issued a temporary license plate by a local agency, but will still require a temporary plate.