Sec. 501.107. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO RECYCLER. (a) This subchapter does not apply to a sale to, purchase by, or other transaction by or with, a metal recycler except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c).
(b) A metal recycler shall submit to the department the properly assigned manufacturer's certificate of origin, regular certificate of title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, or comparable out-of-state ownership document that the person receives in conjunction with the purchase of a motor vehicle not later than the 60th day after the date the metal recycler receives the title or out-of-state ownership document.
(c) This subchapter applies to a transaction with a metal recycler in which a motor vehicle:
(1) is sold or delivered to the metal recycler for the purpose of reuse or resale as a motor vehicle or as a source of used parts; and
(2) is used for that purpose.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.43(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Transportation Code, Sec. 501.0931 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act
Subchapter E. Nonrepairable and Salvage Motor Vehicles
Section 501.09112. Appearance of Nonrepairable Vehicle Title or Salvage Vehicle Title
Section 501.09113. Out-of-State Salvage or Rebuilt Salvage Vehicle
Section 501.0935. Issuance of Title to Salvage Pool Operator
Section 501.095. Sale, Transfer, or Release
Section 501.097. Application for Nonrepairable Vehicle Title or Salvage Vehicle Title
Section 501.099. Sale of Export-Only Motor Vehicles
Section 501.100. Application for Regular Certificate of Title for Salvage Vehicle
Section 501.1002. Owner-Retained Vehicles
Section 501.1003. Salvage Dealer Responsibilities
Section 501.104. Rebuilder to Possess Title or Other Documentation
Section 501.107. Applicability of Subchapter to Recycler