Form VTR-66, Application for Timed Temporary Permits – Texas

Form VTR-66, Application for Timed Temporary Permits, is the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) application used to request a timed temporary permit for the temporary movement of a vehicle subject to Texas registration laws.

The form collects the applicant's name, address, email and phone number; the vehicle identification number (VIN), year, make, model, body style, colors, current plate number and state of issuance, and gross vehicle weight; and the vehicle class. It also asks whether the vehicle has been junked, salvaged or deemed nonrepairable and, for trucks and commercial vehicles only, whether it will be operated unladen. The only permit type printed on it is the 30-Day Permit.

A 30-Day Permit is valid for 30 calendar days from the date reflected on the permit and may be purchased up to 60 days before its effective date. In the Certification, the applicant states that the vehicle is subject to registration in Texas and is not otherwise authorized to travel on a public roadway because it lacks Texas registration or because there is no reciprocity with the state or country where it is registered.

The block marked "For County Use Only" at the top (license number, month and year of expiration, date issued) and the "Staff Use Only" block at the bottom are completed by the county or TxDMV, not by the applicant. Page 2 lists the government-issued photo IDs TxDMV accepts.

Anyone who needs to move a vehicle that is subject to Texas registration, but is not otherwise authorized to travel on a public roadway because it lacks Texas registration or because the state or country where it is registered has no reciprocity with Texas, uses Form VTR-66 to apply for a timed temporary permit.

Conditions that apply to the application:

• You must provide proof of insurance and a current government-issued photo ID with the application.
• If a third party submits the application for you, that person must also provide a Power of Attorney (POA). The form makes an exception for a dealer or a leasing company, which do not need to supply one.
• The vehicle class is chosen from the printed list: passenger vehicle, motorcycle, private bus, trailer, semitrailer, truck or commercial vehicle.
• Trucks and commercial vehicles answer an extra question about whether the vehicle will be operated unladen.

The form states that the permit is for a vehicle subject to Texas registration laws, so it is not a document for vehicles that are not subject to them.

Apply when you need a timed temporary permit to move a vehicle that is not authorized to travel on a public roadway. A 30-Day Permit may be purchased up to 60 days before its effective date, and you enter the start date and start time you want in the Permit Information section.

The permit is valid for 30 calendar days counted from the date reflected on the permit, so choose the start date to cover the days you will be moving the vehicle. The form sets no other deadline and prints no processing time.

You submit Form VTR-66 in person to your local county tax assessor-collector's office or to a TxDMV Regional Service Center (RSC), where it is reviewed.

• Package: the completed application, payment and proof of eligibility. Proof of eligibility means proof of insurance, a current government-issued photo ID and, when a third party other than a dealer or leasing company submits it, a Power of Attorney.
• Payment: cash, money order or cashier's check. The form says not to mail cash and that personal checks are not accepted.
• Fees: a permit fee applies, and a non-refundable processing and handling fee is assessed per permit. Ask the county office or TxDMV for the current amounts.
• Display: the permit goes in the rear window of the vehicle. If the vehicle has no rear window, the operator must carry the permit and receipt in the vehicle whenever it is in transit.

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