Tex. Transp. Code § 501.097 · Subchapter E. NONREPAIRABLE AND SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLES
APPLICATION FOR NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE TITLE OR SALVAGE VEHICLE TITLE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An application for a nonrepairable vehicle title, nonrepairable record of title, salvage vehicle title, or salvage record of title must:
(1) be made in a manner prescribed by the department and accompanied by a $8 application fee;
(2) include, in addition to any other information required by the department:
(A) the name and current address of the owner; and
(B) a description of the motor vehicle, including the make, style of body, model year, and vehicle identification number; and
(3) include the name and address of:
(A) any currently recorded lienholder, if the motor vehicle is a nonrepairable motor vehicle; or
(B) any currently recorded lienholder or a new lienholder, if the motor vehicle is a salvage motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 501.0925 and 501.0935, on receipt of a complete application, the properly assigned title or manufacturer's certificate of origin, and the application fee, the department shall, before the sixth business day after the date the department receives the application, issue the applicant the appropriate title for the motor vehicle.
(c) A printed nonrepairable vehicle title must state on its face that the motor vehicle:
(1) may not:
(A) be repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed;
(B) be issued a title or registered in this state;
(C) be operated on a public highway, in addition to any other requirement of law; and
(2) may only be used as a source for used parts or scrap metal.
(c-1) The department's titling system must include a remark that clearly identifies the vehicle as a salvage or nonrepairable motor vehicle.
(d) The fee collected under Subsection (a)(1) shall be credited to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to defray the costs of administering this subchapter and the costs to the department for issuing the title.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.43(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Renumbered from Transportation Code, Sec. 501.0920 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 42, eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 660c8d060c4f5f29fab22a4dacf0cb01c126e96825193ef48aaebec205ac1f2e
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Cited by 2 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Transp. Code § 501.097. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 501.09111RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF NONREPAIRABLE VEHICLE TITLE, NONREPAIRABLE RECORD OF TITLE, SALVAGE VEHICLE TITLE, OR SALVAGE RECORD OF TITLE.Printed as Section 501.097(a)(3)(A)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 501.1001SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLES OR NONREPAIRABLE MOTOR VEHICLES FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES OR SELF-INSURED PERSONS.Printed as Section 501.097
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.