Tex. Transp. Code § 501.037 · Subchapter B. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIREMENTS
TITLE FOR TRAILERS OR SEMITRAILERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may issue a title for a trailer or semitrailer that has a gross vehicle weight of 4,000 pounds or less if all other requirements for issuance of a title are met.
(b) To obtain a title under this section, the owner of the trailer or semitrailer must:
(1) apply for the title in the manner required by Section 501.023; and
(2) pay the fee required by Section 501.138.
(c) A subsequent purchaser of a trailer or semitrailer titled previously under this section or in another jurisdiction must obtain a title under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm
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