Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 31.055 · Subchapter B-1. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS
EXCEPTIONS.
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Text of section effective on January 01, 2028
This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) a vessel with a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center or a federal agency that is a successor to the National Vessel Documentation Center;
(2) a foreign-documented vessel;
(3) a barge;
(4) a vessel before delivery if the vessel is under construction or completed under contract; or
(5) an outboard motor that:
(A) is at least 40 years of age; and
(B) has a capacity of not more than 25 horsepower.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Text of section effective until January 01, 2028
This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) vessels with a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center or a federal agency that is a successor to the National Vessel Documentation Center; or
(2) an outboard motor that:
(A) is at least 40 years of age; and
(B) has a capacity of not more than 25 horsepower.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1253, ch. 484, Sec. 1(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 212 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
History (Text of section effective on January 01, 2028)
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1253, ch. 484, Sec. 1(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 450, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 20, eff. January 1, 2028.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 212 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.31.htm
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