Tex. Transp. Code § 501.004 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICABILITY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies to all motor vehicles, including a motor vehicle owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 34,000 pounds used only for the transportation of farm products if the products are not transported for hire;
(2) the filing or recording of a lien that is created only on an automobile accessory, including a tire, radio, or heater;
(3) a motor vehicle while it is owned or operated by the United States; or
(4) a new motor vehicle on loan to a political subdivision of the state for use only in a driver education course conducted by an entity exempt from licensure under Section 1001.002, Education Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1044 (H.B. 1786), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm
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