Tex. Occ. Code § 2305.004 · Subchapter A. RECORDS MAINTAINED BY CERTAIN ENTITIES
REGISTER OF USED MOTOR VEHICLE SALES AND PURCHASES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person subject to this subchapter shall maintain a register of each sale or purchase the person makes of a used motor vehicle.
(b) If the person buys a used motor vehicle, the register must contain:
(1) the make and model, the number of cylinders, the motor number, the vehicle identification number, and the passenger capacity of the motor vehicle, if applicable;
(2) the name, date of birth, usual place of address, and official identification number of each person claiming to be the owner of the motor vehicle; and
(3) the state registration number of the motor vehicle, if applicable.
(c) If the person sells a used motor vehicle, in addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), the register must contain the name and address of the purchaser of the motor vehicle.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 761 (H.B. 3221), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2305.htm
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