Tex. Transp. Code § 502.042 · Subchapter B. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
TITLE REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The department may not register or renew the registration of a motor vehicle for which a title is required under Chapter 501 unless the owner:
(1) obtains a title for the vehicle; or
(2) presents satisfactory evidence that a title was previously issued to the owner by the department or another jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 502.152 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 80, 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.502.htm
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