The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is introducing a new look for temporary tags that are issued by licensed Texas motor vehicle dealers.
This is the next step in the ongoing efforts that have made a significant difference in curtailing and preventing the fraudulent production of, access to, and use of temporary tags.
Continued collaboration with law enforcement identified the opportunity to further reduce fraud related to counterfeit tags.
Counterfeit tags are produced by criminals using various tools outside TxDMV systems. The department has spent the last several months redesigning the look and embedded security features of official temporary tags.
“With the support of our law enforcement partners, The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is setting a new standard for temporary tag security and design,” said TxDMV Executive Director Daniel Avitia.
Licensed dealers will began issuing the redesigned temporary tags on December 9.
The new tags are more complex and secure than existing tags and include additional data and security features to facilitate law enforcement identification of counterfeit tags and increase the safety of traffic stops.
New tag features include: a Texas flag watermark; an enhanced depiction of the tag expiration date, vehicle year, make, and name of issuing dealer; identification of the specific type of tag issued; font selection and size that maximize readability of primary components; active and passive security features identifiable by law enforcement; and numerous pieces of embedded data and text, linked to law enforcement databases, that can be created only by internal TxDMV computer systems.