Tex. Transp. Code § 501.0275 · Subchapter B. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIREMENTS
ISSUANCE OF TITLE FOR UNREGISTERED VEHICLE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department shall issue a title for a motor vehicle that complies with the other requirements under this chapter unless:
(1) the vehicle is not registered for a reason other than a reason provided by Section 501.051(a)(6); and
(2) the applicant does not provide evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Section 502.046.
(b) On application for a title under this section, the applicant must surrender any license plates issued for the motor vehicle if the plates are not being transferred to another vehicle and any registration insignia for validation of those plates to the department.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2012.
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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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