[dmjlambert]

The law says they have to be in good condition and legible. My plates had very slight deterioration that you could not even see from 5 feet away, and a thin line of rust 2 inches long that was just off the bottom edge and about the thickness of a hair. The Plano office rejected them. I pointed out the law says they have to be in good condition and legible, and these are. They said never mind all that, the plates need to be restored and in perfect brand new condition in every way. Supervisor looked at them and said no way. I put them in a box and forgot about them because I was not willing to restore them and have perfect plates on my rusty old truck that I drive specifically because it is a rusty old truck. A couple years later I had moved to the Houston metro and I took them into the Tomball office and they didn't look twice, they just immediately said those are fine. So, it depends on what office you go to and are they reasonable people.