Pub. 56 2015-2016 Issue 2

27 WINTER 2015 ©2014 Texas Mutual Insurance Company Safety and Dividends Go Together Like Drivers and Roads . How can safety drive your dividend? Ask your agent or Brad Wicker at (877) 694-2537 or bwicker@nts-online.net . We’re helping auto dealers rev up their bottom line with group and individual dividends for companies who keep their people safe. Plus, as a member of the Lone Star Auto Dealers Safety Group , you may receive a greater discount on your workers’ comp premium. We’re helping our policyholder owners be safer and stronger—and we think you’ll find it very rewarding. ©2015 Texas Mutual Insurance Company While we can’t guarantee dividends every year, Texas Mutual has returned $1.8 billion to safety-conscious policyholder owners since 1999. If, on the date of sale, it has been more than 180 days since the vehicle was last inspected, the vehicle must be inspected before the registration and title paperwork is submitted to the county tax assessor- collector’s office. with syncing vehicle registration and inspection to fully implement “Two Steps, One Sticker”. • “Two Steps, One Sticker” has not changed the emissions testing requirements for dealers of used vehicles. • The “Two Steps, One Sticker” program has not changed the manner in which dealer plates are issued or renewed. TxDMV will not verify inspection of a vehicle displaying dealer plates, nor will an inspection fee be collected. • The dealer eTag system functions as it previously did under “Two Steps, One Sticker.” However, dealers should ensure a vehicle displaying a buyer tag has an inspection before it leaves the dealership. • Vehicles displaying a temporary dealer and temporary con- verter tags remain exempt from inspection. 