Tex. Transp. Code § 501.161 · Subchapter H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
EXECUTION OF TRANSFER DOCUMENTS; PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person who transfers a motor vehicle in this state shall complete in full and date as of the date of the transfer all documents relating to the transfer of registration or title. A person who transfers a vehicle commits an offense if the person fails to execute the documents in full.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) accepts a document described by Subsection (a) that does not contain all of the required information; or
(2) alters or mutilates such a document.
(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.035 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 68, eff. January 1, 2012.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm
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