Tex. Transp. Code § 601.374 · Subchapter L. EFFECT OF SUSPENSION
TRANSFER OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) An owner whose vehicle registration has been suspended under this chapter may not:
(1) transfer the registration unless the transfer is authorized under Subsection (b); or
(2) register in another name the motor vehicle to which the registration applies.
(b) The department may authorize the transfer of vehicle registration if the department is satisfied that the transfer is proposed in good faith and not to defeat the purposes of this chapter.
(c) This section does not affect the rights of a conditional vendor or lessor of, or person with a security interest in, a motor vehicle owned by a person who is subject to this section if the vendor, lessor, or secured party is not the registered owner of the vehicle.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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.601.htm
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