Texas Transportation Code
§ 501.0236 — ISSUANCE OF TITLE AND PERMITS WHEN DEALER GOES OUT OF BUSINESS
TN § 501.0236Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT · Art. B. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE REQUIREMENTS
Statute text
View on source(a)This section applies only to a person who is the purchaser of a motor vehicle for which the dealer:
(1)is required to apply for a title for the vehicle under Section 501.0234; and
(2)does not apply for the title because the dealer has gone out of business.
(b)A purchaser to whom this section applies may apply for a title in the manner prescribed by the department by rule.
(c)An application for a title under this section must include a release of any recorded lien on the motor vehicle unless the only recorded lienholder is a dealer described by Subsection (a).
(d)The department shall waive the payment of fees for a title issued to a purchaser described by this section if the purchaser can show that fees for a title were paid to the dealer.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 668 (H.B. 718), Sec. 5, eff. July 1, 2025.