Tex. Prop. Code § 54.901 · Subchapter Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES SUBJECT TO LIEN.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a person authorized to dispose of property for which a lien under this chapter is attached may dispose of the property in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 683, Transportation Code, if:
(1) the property is a motor vehicle; and
(2) the person determines that:
(A) the vehicle's only residual value is as a source of parts or scrap metal; or
(B) it is not economical to dispose of the vehicle at a public sale.
(b) If a person disposes of the property under Subsection (a), the person shall apply the fair market value of the motor vehicle to the charges due to the person.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 3131), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.54.htm
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