Tex. Transp. Code § 731.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this chapter:
(1) "Assembled motorcycle" means a motorcycle, as defined by Section 541.201, that is built or assembled by a hobbyist.
(2) "Assembled motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle, as defined by Section 501.002(17)(A), that:
(A) has a motor, body, and frame; and
(B) is built or assembled by a hobbyist.
(3) "Assembled trailer" means a trailer, semitrailer, or travel trailer, as those terms are defined by Section 501.002, that is built or assembled by a hobbyist.
(4) "Assembled vehicle" means:
(A) an assembled motor vehicle;
(B) an assembled motorcycle;
(C) an assembled trailer;
(D) a custom vehicle;
(E) a street rod;
(F) a replica; or
(G) a glider kit.
(5) "Board" means the board of the department.
(6) "Custom vehicle" and "street rod" have the meanings assigned by Section 504.501.
(7) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(8) "Glider kit" means a truck tractor, as defined by Section 541.201, that is built or assembled using:
(A) a kit that typically consists of a new cab, frame, and front axle and new accessories; and
(B) a used powertrain.
(9) "Hobbyist" means a person who:
(A) builds or assembles an assembled vehicle for personal use;
(B) does not engage in the continuous sale of vehicles, as defined by the department; and
(C) is not the maker of a kit or a manufacturer, as defined by Section 2301.002, Occupations Code.
(10) "Master technician" means a person who holds a master technician certification issued by the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.
(11) "Owner" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.001.
(12) "Replica" means a vehicle that uses a manufactured prefabricated body or a body constructed from materials not original to the vehicle and that resembles an established make of a previous year vehicle model. The term may include a custom vehicle or street rod.
(13) "Title" and "vehicle identification number" have the meanings assigned by Section 501.002.
(14) "Vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.
(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), the term "assembled vehicle" does not include a golf cart, as defined by Section 551.401, or an off-highway vehicle, as defined by Section 551A.001, regardless of whether the vehicle is built or assembled by a hobbyist.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.011, eff. September 1, 2021.
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.731.htm
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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.
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 501.002DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 501.002 | Section 501.002(17)(A)
- Tex. Transp. Code § 502.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 502.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 504.501CLASSIC MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAVEL TRAILERS; CUSTOM VEHICLES; STREET RODS.Printed as Section 504.501
- Tex. Transp. Code § 541.001PERSONS.Printed as Section 541.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 541.201VEHICLES.Printed as Section 541.201
- Tex. Transp. Code § 551.401DEFINITION.Printed as Section 551.401
- Tex. Transp. Code § 551A.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 551A.001
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Occupations Code
Transportation Code
- Tex. Transp. Code § 501.002DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 731.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 503.013DEALER TRANSFER OF CERTAIN ASSEMBLED VEHICLES PROHIBITED.Printed as Section 731.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 547.601SAFETY BELTS REQUIRED.Printed as Section 731.001
- Tex. Transp. Code § 548.009ASSEMBLED VEHICLES.Printed as Section 731.001
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