Tex. Fin. Code § 353.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PRESUMPTION REGARDING NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLES; EXCEPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A motor vehicle that is not described by Section 353.001(1)(A), (B), or (C) or a motor vehicle that is of a type typically used for personal, family, or household use, as determined by finance commission rule, is presumed not to be a commercial vehicle.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a retail buyer represents in writing that a motor vehicle is not for personal, family, or household use, or that the vehicle is for commercial use, a retail seller or holder may rely on that representation unless the retail seller or holder, as applicable, has actual knowledge that the representation is not true.
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History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (H.B. 2559), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2011.
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