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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 501.001. Short Title - Sec. 501.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 501.002. Definitions - Sec. 501.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Assembled vehicle" has...
Section 501.003. Purpose - Sec. 501.003. PURPOSE. This chapter shall be liberally construed to...
Section 501.004. Applicability - Sec. 501.004. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by this section,...
Section 501.0041. Rules; Forms - Sec. 501.0041. RULES; FORMS. (a) The department may adopt rules...
Section 501.005. Conflicts With Business & Commerce Code - Sec. 501.005. CONFLICTS WITH BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE. Chapters 1-9,...
Section 501.006. Alias Title - Sec. 501.006. ALIAS TITLE. On receipt of a verified request...
Section 501.008. Title for Autocycle - Sec. 501.008. TITLE FOR AUTOCYCLE. (a) In this section, "autocycle"...
Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements
Section 501.021. Title for Motor Vehicle - Sec. 501.021. TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) A motor vehicle...
Section 501.022. Motor Vehicle Title Required - Sec. 501.022. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE REQUIRED. (a) The owner of...
Section 501.023. Application for Title - Sec. 501.023. APPLICATION FOR TITLE. (a) The owner of a...
Section 501.0234. Duty of Vehicle Dealer on Sale of Certain Vehicles - Sec. 501.0234. DUTY OF VEHICLE DEALER ON SALE OF CERTAIN...
Section 501.0235. Personal Identification Information for Obtaining Title - Sec. 501.0235. PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION FOR OBTAINING TITLE. (a) The...
Section 501.0236. Issuance of Title and Permits When Dealer Goes Out of Business - Sec. 501.0236. ISSUANCE OF TITLE AND PERMITS WHEN DEALER GOES...
Section 501.024. Title Receipt - Sec. 501.024. TITLE RECEIPT. (a) A county assessor-collector who receives...
Section 501.025. Manufacturer's Certificate Required on First Sale - Sec. 501.025. MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATE REQUIRED ON FIRST SALE. A county...
Section 501.027. Issuance of Title - Sec. 501.027. ISSUANCE OF TITLE. (a) On the day that...
Section 501.0275. Issuance of Title for Unregistered Vehicle - Sec. 501.0275. ISSUANCE OF TITLE FOR UNREGISTERED VEHICLE. (a) The...
Section 501.0276. Denial of Title Receipt, Title, or Record of Title for Failure to Provide Proof of Emissions Testing - Sec. 501.0276. DENIAL OF TITLE RECEIPT, TITLE, OR RECORD OF...
Section 501.028. Signatures - Sec. 501.028. SIGNATURES. (a) On receipt of a certificate of...
Section 501.029. Acceptable Proof of Ownership - Sec. 501.029. ACCEPTABLE PROOF OF OWNERSHIP. The board by rule...
Section 501.030. Motor Vehicles Brought Into State - Sec. 501.030. MOTOR VEHICLES BROUGHT INTO STATE. (a) Before a...
Section 501.0301. Certain Off-Highway Vehicles Purchased Outside This State - Sec. 501.0301. CERTAIN OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLES PURCHASED OUTSIDE THIS STATE. (a)...
Section 501.031. Rights of Survivorship Agreement - Sec. 501.031. RIGHTS OF SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT. (a) The department shall...
Section 501.0315. Beneficiary Designation - Sec. 501.0315. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION. (a) The owner of a motor...
Section 501.032. Identification Number Inspection Required - Sec. 501.032. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION REQUIRED. (a) In addition to...
Section 501.0321. Identification Number Inspection - Sec. 501.0321. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION. (a) An inspection required under...
Section 501.0322. Alternative Identification Number Inspection - Sec. 501.0322. ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION. The department by rule...
Section 501.033. Assignment and Reassignment of Identification Number by Department - Sec. 501.033. ASSIGNMENT AND REASSIGNMENT OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BY DEPARTMENT....
Section 501.0331. Motor Number Required for Registration - Sec. 501.0331. MOTOR NUMBER REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION. A person may...
Section 501.0332. Application for Motor Number Record - Sec. 501.0332. APPLICATION FOR MOTOR NUMBER RECORD. (a) To obtain...
Section 501.034. Issuance of Title to Government Agency - Sec. 501.034. ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY. The department...
Section 501.0341. Issuance of Title to Government Agency for Travel Trailer - Sec. 501.0341. ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR TRAVEL...
Section 501.035. Title for Former Military Vehicle - Sec. 501.035. TITLE FOR FORMER MILITARY VEHICLE. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Section 501.036. Title for Farm Trailer or Farm Semitrailer - Sec. 501.036. TITLE FOR FARM TRAILER OR FARM SEMITRAILER. (a)...
Section 501.037. Title for Trailers or Semitrailers - Sec. 501.037. TITLE FOR TRAILERS OR SEMITRAILERS. (a) Notwithstanding any...
Section 501.038. Certificate of Title for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod - Sec. 501.038. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR CUSTOM VEHICLE OR STREET...
Subchapter C. Refusal to Issue, Revocation, Suspension, or Alteration of Certificate
Section 501.051. Grounds for Refusal to Issue or for Revocation or Suspension of Title - Sec. 501.051. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR FOR REVOCATION...
Section 501.052. Hearing on Refusal to Issue or Revocation or Suspension of Title; Appeal - Sec. 501.052. HEARING ON REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR REVOCATION OR...
Section 501.0521. Court Ordered Title Changes - Sec. 501.0521. COURT ORDERED TITLE CHANGES. (a) A justice of...
Section 501.053. Filing of Bond as Alternative to Hearing - Sec. 501.053. FILING OF BOND AS ALTERNATIVE TO HEARING. (a)...
Subchapter D. Sales of Motor Vehicles and Transfers of Title
Section 501.071. Sale of Vehicle; Transfer of Title - Sec. 501.071. SALE OF VEHICLE; TRANSFER OF TITLE. (a) Except...
Section 501.072. Odometer Disclosure Statement - Sec. 501.072. ODOMETER DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 501.0721. Delivery of Receipt and Title to Purchaser of Used Motor Vehicle - Sec. 501.0721. DELIVERY OF RECEIPT AND TITLE TO PURCHASER OF...
Section 501.073. Sales in Violation of Chapter - Sec. 501.073. SALES IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER. A sale made...
Section 501.074. Transfer of Vehicle by Operation of Law - Sec. 501.074. TRANSFER OF VEHICLE BY OPERATION OF LAW. (a)...
Section 501.076. Limited Power of Attorney - Sec. 501.076. LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY. (a) An owner who...
Subchapter E. Nonrepairable and Salvage Motor Vehicles
Section 501.091. Definitions - Sec. 501.091. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Actual cash value"...
Section 501.09111. Rights and Limitations of Nonrepairable Vehicle Title, Nonrepairable Record of Title, Salvage Vehicle Title, or Salvage Record of Title - Sec. 501.09111. RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE TITLE, NONREPAIRABLE...
Section 501.09112. Appearance of Nonrepairable Vehicle Title or Salvage Vehicle Title - Sec. 501.09112. APPEARANCE OF NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE TITLE OR SALVAGE VEHICLE...
Section 501.09113. Out-of-State Salvage or Rebuilt Salvage Vehicle - Sec. 501.09113. OUT-OF-STATE SALVAGE OR REBUILT SALVAGE VEHICLE. (a) On...
Section 501.0925. Insurance Company Not Required to Surrender Certificates of Title in Certain Situations - Sec. 501.0925. INSURANCE COMPANY NOT REQUIRED TO SURRENDER CERTIFICATES OF...
Section 501.0935. Issuance of Title to Salvage Pool Operator - Sec. 501.0935. ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO SALVAGE POOL OPERATOR. (a)...
Section 501.095. Sale, Transfer, or Release - Sec. 501.095. SALE, TRANSFER, OR RELEASE. (a) If the department...
Section 501.097. Application for Nonrepairable Vehicle Title or Salvage Vehicle Title - Sec. 501.097. APPLICATION FOR NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE TITLE OR SALVAGE VEHICLE...
Section 501.099. Sale of Export-Only Motor Vehicles - Sec. 501.099. SALE OF EXPORT-ONLY MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) This section...
Section 501.100. Application for Regular Certificate of Title for Salvage Vehicle - Sec. 501.100. APPLICATION FOR REGULAR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR SALVAGE...
Section 501.1001. Salvage Motor Vehicles or Nonrepairable Motor Vehicles for Insurance Companies or Self-Insured Persons - Sec. 501.1001. SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLES OR NONREPAIRABLE MOTOR VEHICLES FOR...
Section 501.1002. Owner-Retained Vehicles - Sec. 501.1002. OWNER-RETAINED VEHICLES. (a) If an insurance company pays...
Section 501.1003. Salvage Dealer Responsibilities - Sec. 501.1003. SALVAGE DEALER RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) If a salvage vehicle...
Section 501.104. Rebuilder to Possess Title or Other Documentation - Sec. 501.104. REBUILDER TO POSSESS TITLE OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION. (a)...
Section 501.107. Applicability of Subchapter to Recycler - Sec. 501.107. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO RECYCLER. (a) This subchapter...
Section 501.108. Record Retention - Sec. 501.108. RECORD RETENTION. (a) Each licensed salvage vehicle dealer,...
Section 501.109. Offenses - Sec. 501.109. OFFENSES. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Section 501.110. Enforcement of Subchapter - Sec. 501.110. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter shall be...
Subchapter F. Security Interests
Section 501.111. Perfection of Security Interest - Sec. 501.111. PERFECTION OF SECURITY INTEREST. (a) Except as provided...
Section 501.112. Sale or Security Interest Not Created by Certain Vehicle Leases - Sec. 501.112. SALE OR SECURITY INTEREST NOT CREATED BY CERTAIN...
Section 501.113. Recordation of Security Interest - Sec. 501.113. RECORDATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. (a) Recordation of a...
Section 501.114. Assignment of Lien - Sec. 501.114. ASSIGNMENT OF LIEN. (a) A lienholder may assign...
Section 501.115. Discharge of Lien - Sec. 501.115. DISCHARGE OF LIEN. (a) When a debt or...
Section 501.116. Cancellation of Discharged Lien - Sec. 501.116. CANCELLATION OF DISCHARGED LIEN. The department may cancel...
Section 501.117. Electronic Lien System - Sec. 501.117. ELECTRONIC LIEN SYSTEM. (a) The department by rule...
Subchapter G. Administrative Provisions
Section 501.132. Duplicate Title Receipt - Sec. 501.132. DUPLICATE TITLE RECEIPT. Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 501.134. Certified Copy of Lost or Destroyed Certificate of Title - Sec. 501.134. CERTIFIED COPY OF LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE OF...
Section 501.135. Record of Stolen or Concealed Motor Vehicle - Sec. 501.135. RECORD OF STOLEN OR CONCEALED MOTOR VEHICLE. (a)...
Section 501.138. Collection and Disposition of Fees - Sec. 501.138. COLLECTION AND DISPOSITION OF FEES. (a) An applicant...
Section 501.139. Electronic Funds Transfer - Sec. 501.139. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER. A county assessor-collector that transfers...
Subchapter H. Penalties and Other Enforcement Provisions
Section 501.145. Filing by Purchaser; Application for Transfer of Title - Sec. 501.145. FILING BY PURCHASER; APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF TITLE....
Section 501.146. Title Transfer; Late Fee - Sec. 501.146. TITLE TRANSFER; LATE FEE. (a) If the application...
Section 501.147. Vehicle Transfer Notification - Sec. 501.147. VEHICLE TRANSFER NOTIFICATION. (a) On receipt of a...
Section 501.148. Allocation of Fees - Sec. 501.148. ALLOCATION OF FEES. (a) The county assessor-collector may...
Section 501.151. Placement of Serial Number With Intent to Change Identity - Sec. 501.151. PLACEMENT OF SERIAL NUMBER WITH INTENT TO CHANGE...
Section 501.152. Sale or Offer Without Title Receipt or Title - Sec. 501.152. SALE OR OFFER WITHOUT TITLE RECEIPT OR TITLE....
Section 501.153. Application for Title for Stolen or Concealed Vehicle - Sec. 501.153. APPLICATION FOR TITLE FOR STOLEN OR CONCEALED VEHICLE....
Section 501.154. Alteration of Certificate or Receipt - Sec. 501.154. ALTERATION OF CERTIFICATE OR RECEIPT. A person commits...
Section 501.155. False Name, False Information, and Forgery - Sec. 501.155. FALSE NAME, FALSE INFORMATION, AND FORGERY. (a) A...
Section 501.156. Duty of Transporters to Determine Right of Possession; Offense - Sec. 501.156. DUTY OF TRANSPORTERS TO DETERMINE RIGHT OF POSSESSION;...
Section 501.157. Penalties - Sec. 501.157. PENALTIES. (a) Unless otherwise provided by this chapter,...
Section 501.158. Seizure of Stolen Vehicle or Vehicle With Altered Vehicle Identification Number - Sec. 501.158. SEIZURE OF STOLEN VEHICLE OR VEHICLE WITH ALTERED...
Section 501.161. Execution of Transfer Documents; Penalty - Sec. 501.161. EXECUTION OF TRANSFER DOCUMENTS; PENALTY. (a) A person...
Section 501.162. Motor Number Required for Registration; Penalty - Sec. 501.162. MOTOR NUMBER REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION; PENALTY. A person...
Section 501.163. Application for Motor Number Record; Penalty - Sec. 501.163. APPLICATION FOR MOTOR NUMBER RECORD; PENALTY. A person...
Subchapter I. Electronic Titling System
Section 501.171. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 501.171. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only if...
Section 501.172. Definitions - Sec. 501.172. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Document" means information...
Section 501.173. Electronic Titling System - Sec. 501.173. ELECTRONIC TITLING SYSTEM. (a) The board by rule...
Section 501.174. Validity of Electronic Documents - Sec. 501.174. VALIDITY OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS. (a) If this chapter...
Section 501.175. Recording of Documents - Sec. 501.175. RECORDING OF DOCUMENTS. (a) Under the titling system,...
Section 501.176. Payment of Fees by Electronic Funds Transfer or Credit Card - Sec. 501.176. PAYMENT OF FEES BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER OR...
Section 501.177. Service Charge - Sec. 501.177. SERVICE CHARGE. If, for any reason, the payment...
Section 501.178. Disposition of Fees - Sec. 501.178. DISPOSITION OF FEES. All fees collected under this...
Section 501.179. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act - Sec. 501.179. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL...