Law enforcement officials say for the last three years in Texas, fake paper tags on cars have become a widespread issue. Criminals have also used them on cars while committing violent crimes. The problem has been a concern in North Texas as well.
State legislators questioned leaders from the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles over the illegal, temporary paper tag problems.
Fraudulently dealers have had access to the state system and created thousands of fake temporary tags. Some small, fake dealers produced more car tags than large dealerships. "DPS data has identified a number of criminal offenses that are commonly used with temporary tags," he explained. "Primarily, it’s fraud, counterfeiting, alien smuggling, gang activity and vehicle theft."
"It took them almost seven to eight months to do anything with the tools we gave them," said Rep. Terry Canales, the committee chair. "So the question is why? Why so long?" The agency will soon take things a step further by requiring the more than 26,000 Texas dealer licensee's to be fingerprinted. The Dallas Police Department says it has issued 50 citations this year for unauthorized tags and 57 citations for wrong plates.
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