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TX Transp Code § 501.0315 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0315. Beneficiary Designation

Sec. 501.0315.  BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION.  (a)   The owner of a motor vehicle may designate a sole beneficiary to whom the owner's interest in the vehicle transfers on the owner's death as provided by Chapter 115, Estates Code, by submitting an application for title under Section 501.023 with the designation.  To be effective, the designation must state that the transfer of an interest in the vehicle to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death.(b)  The legal name of a beneficiary designated under this section must be included on the title.(c)  The department shall transfer title of a motor vehicle to a beneficiary designated under this section for the vehicle if the beneficiary submits:(1)  an application for title under Section 501.023 not later than the 180th day after the date of the owner's death or, if the vehicle is owned by joint owners, the last surviving owner's death, as applicable; and(2)  satisfactory proof of the death of the owner or owners, as applicable.(d)  A beneficiary designation may be changed or revoked by submitting a new application for title under Section 501.023.(e)  A beneficiary designation or a change or revocation of a beneficiary designation made on an application for title of a motor vehicle that has not been submitted to the department before the death of a vehicle's owner or owners who made, changed, or revoked the designation, as applicable, is invalid.(f)  The department may adopt rules to administer this section.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 586 (S.B. 869), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.032. Identification Number Inspection Required

Sec. 501.032.  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION REQUIRED.  (a)  In addition to any requirement established by department rule, a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must have an identification number inspection under Section 501.0321 if:(1)  the department does not have a motor vehicle record for the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the department's registration and title system, and the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is filing a bond with the department under Section 501.053;(2)  the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was last titled or registered outside of the United States and imported into the United States; or(3)  the owner or person claiming ownership requires an assigned or reassigned identification number under Section 501.033.(b)  An active duty member of a branch of the United States armed forces, or an immediate family member of such a member, returning to Texas with acceptable proof of the active duty status is exempt from an identification number inspection required under Subsection (a)(2).(c)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2017.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2017.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 21, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 47, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.0321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0321. Identification Number Inspection

Sec. 501.0321.  IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION.  (a)  An inspection required under Section 501.032 must verify, as applicable, the identity of:(1)  a motor vehicle;(2)  a trailer or semitrailer;(3)  a frame, body, or motor of a motor vehicle; or(4)  an item of equipment not required to be titled but that may be registered under Chapter 502 or issued licensed plates under Chapter 504.(b)  An inspection under this section may not rely solely on the public identification number to verify the identity.(c)  An inspection under this section may be performed only by a person who has successfully completed an appropriate training program as determined by department rule and is:(1)  an auto theft investigator who is a law enforcement officer of this state or a political subdivision of this state;(2)  a person working under the direct supervision of a person described by Subdivision (1);(3)  an employee of the department authorized by the department to perform an inspection under this section; or(4)  an employee of the National Insurance Crime Bureau authorized by the department to perform an inspection under this section.(d)  The department shall prescribe a form on which the identification number inspection is to be recorded.  The department may provide the form only to a person described by Subsection (c).(e)  The department or another entity that provides an inspection under this section may impose a fee of not more than $40 for the inspection.  The county or municipal treasurer of a county or municipal entity that provides an inspection under this section shall credit the fee to the general fund of the county or municipality, as applicable, to defray the entity's cost associated with the inspection.  If the department provides an inspection under this section, the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.(f)  The department may not impose a fee for an inspection requested by the department.  The department shall include a notification of the waiver to the owner at the time the department requests the identification number inspection.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.0322 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0322. Alternative Identification Number Inspection

Sec. 501.0322.  ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION.  The department by rule may establish a process for verifying the identity of an item listed in Section 501.0321(a) as an alternative to an identification number inspection under Section 501.0321.  The rules may include the persons authorized to perform the inspection, when an alternative inspection under this section is required, and any fees that may be assessed.  Any fee authorized must comply with Sections 501.0321(e) and (f).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.033. Assignment and Reassignment of Identification Number by Department

Sec. 501.033.  ASSIGNMENT AND REASSIGNMENT OF IDENTIFICATION NUMBER BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  If the permanent identification number affixed by the manufacturer has been removed, altered, or obliterated, or a permanent identification number was never assigned, the department shall assign an identification number to a motor vehicle, semitrailer, trailer, motor, frame, or body of a motor vehicle, or an item of equipment not required to be titled but that may be registered under Chapter 502 or issued license plates under Chapter 504 on inspection under Section 501.0321 and application to the department.(b)  An application under this section must be in a manner prescribed by the department and accompanied by valid evidence of ownership in the name of, or properly assigned to, the applicant as required by the department.(c)  A fee of $2 must accompany each application under this section to be deposited in the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.(d)  The assigned identification number shall be die-stamped or otherwise affixed in the manner and location designated by the department.(e)  The department shall reassign an original manufacturer's identification number only if the person who conducts the inspection under Section 501.0321 determines that the permanent identification number affixed by the manufacturer has been removed, altered, or obliterated.(f)  If the department reassigns a manufacturer's identification number, a representative of the department shall affix the number in a manner and location designated by the department.(g)  On affixing an assigned identification number or witnessing the affixing of a reassigned identification number, the owner or the owner's representative shall certify on a form prescribed by the department that the identification number has been affixed in the manner and location designated by the department and shall submit the form in a manner prescribed by the department.(h)  Only the department may issue an identification number to a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, motor, frame, or body of a motor vehicle, or an item of equipment not required to be titled but that may be registered under Chapter 502 or issued license plates under Chapter 504.  The department may not recognize an identification number assigned by any other agency or political subdivision of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (S.B. 1356), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 22, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 48, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.0331 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0331. Motor Number Required for Registration

Sec. 501.0331.  MOTOR NUMBER REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION.   A person may not apply to the county assessor-collector for the registration of a motor vehicle from which the original motor number has been removed, erased, or destroyed until the motor vehicle bears the motor number assigned by the department.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.011 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 23, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 501.0332 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0332. Application for Motor Number Record

Sec. 501.0332.  APPLICATION FOR MOTOR NUMBER RECORD.  (a)  To obtain a motor number assigned by the department, the owner of a motor vehicle that has had the original motor number removed, erased, or destroyed must file a sworn application with the department.(b)  The department shall maintain a record of each motor number assigned by the department that includes:(1)  the motor number assigned by the department;(2)  the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle; and(3)  the make, model, and year of manufacture of the motor vehicle.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.012 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 501.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.034. Issuance of Title to Government Agency

Sec. 501.034.  ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY.  The department may issue a title to a government agency if a vehicle or part of a vehicle is:(1)  forfeited to the government agency;(2)  delivered by court order under the Code of Criminal Procedure to a government agency for official purposes; or(3)  sold as abandoned or unclaimed property under the Code of Criminal Procedure.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 25, eff. January 1, 2012.|
TX Transp Code § 501.0341 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.0341. Issuance of Title to Government Agency for Travel Trailer

Sec. 501.0341.  ISSUANCE OF TITLE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCY FOR TRAVEL TRAILER.  (a)  The department by rule shall establish a process to automatically issue a title to a government agency for a travel trailer used by the government agency to provide temporary housing in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency.(b)  Notwithstanding Section 501.004(b)(3), rules adopted under this section may provide for the issuance of a title for a travel trailer described by Subsection (a) that is owned or operated by the United States or transferred to a state agency from the United States.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2315), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 501.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.035. Title for Former Military Vehicle

Sec. 501.035.  TITLE FOR FORMER MILITARY VEHICLE.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall issue a title for a former military vehicle if all requirements for issuance of a title are met.(b)  In this section, "former military vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 502.001.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.40(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 501.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.036. Title for Farm Trailer or Farm Semitrailer

Sec. 501.036.  TITLE FOR FARM TRAILER OR FARM SEMITRAILER.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may issue a title for a farm trailer or farm semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of not more than 34,000 pounds if all requirements for issuance of a title are met.(b)  To obtain a title under this section, the owner must:(1)  apply for the title in the manner required by Section 501.023; and(2)  pay the fee required by Section 501.138.(c)  A subsequent purchaser of a farm trailer or farm semitrailer titled previously under this section or in another jurisdiction must obtain a title under this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 422, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 280 (H.B. 505), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 27, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.037. Title for Trailers or Semitrailers

Sec. 501.037.  TITLE FOR TRAILERS OR SEMITRAILERS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the department may issue a title for a trailer or semitrailer that has a gross vehicle weight of 4,000 pounds or less if all other requirements for issuance of a title are met.(b)  To obtain a title under this section, the owner of the trailer or semitrailer must:(1)  apply for the title in the manner required by Section 501.023; and(2)  pay the fee required by Section 501.138.(c)  A subsequent purchaser of a trailer or semitrailer titled previously under this section or in another jurisdiction must obtain a title under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 49, eff. September 1, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 501.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements|Section 501.038. Certificate of Title for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod

Sec. 501.038.  CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR CUSTOM VEHICLE OR STREET ROD.  (a)  In this section, "custom vehicle" and "street rod" have the meanings assigned by Section 504.501.(b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the department issues a certificate of title for a custom vehicle or street rod, the model year and make of the vehicle must be listed on the certificate of title and must be the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles.  The certificate of title must also include the word "replica."(c)  The owner of the custom vehicle or street rod shall provide the department with documentation identifying the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 729 (H.B. 890), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 501.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter C. Refusal to Issue, Revocation, Suspension, or Alteration of Certificate|Section 501.051. Grounds for Refusal to Issue or for Revocation or Suspension of Title

Sec. 501.051.  GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF TITLE.  (a)  A title may be refused, canceled, suspended, or revoked by the department if:(1)  the application contains a false or fraudulent statement;(2)  the applicant failed to furnish required information requested by the department;(3)  the applicant is not entitled to a title;(4)  the department has reason to believe that the motor vehicle is stolen;(5)  the department has reason to believe that the issuance of a title would defraud the owner or a lienholder of the motor vehicle;(6)  the registration for the motor vehicle is suspended or revoked; or(7)  the required fee has not been paid.(b)  The department may rescind, cancel, or revoke an application for a title if a notarized or county-stamped affidavit is presented containing:(1)  a statement that the vehicle involved was a new motor vehicle in the process of a first sale;(2)  a statement that the dealer, the applicant, and any lienholder have canceled the sale;(3)  a statement that the vehicle:(A)  was never in the possession of the title applicant; or(B)  was in the possession of the title applicant; and(4)  the signatures of the dealer, the applicant, and any lienholder.(c)  A rescission, cancellation, or revocation containing the statement authorized under Subsection (b)(3)(B) does not negate the fact that the vehicle has been the subject of a previous retail sale.(d)  The department shall place a hold on processing a title application for a motor vehicle if the department receives a request for a hold accompanied by evidence of a legal action regarding ownership of or a lien interest in the motor vehicle.  The hold shall continue until a final, nonappealable judgment is entered in the action or the party requesting the hold requests that the hold be removed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 51, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 1817), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 501.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles|Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act|Subchapter C. Refusal to Issue, Revocation, Suspension, or Alteration of Certificate|Section 501.052. Hearing on Refusal to Issue or Revocation or Suspension of Title; Appeal

Sec. 501.052.  HEARING ON REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF TITLE;  APPEAL.  (a)  An interested person aggrieved by a refusal, rescission, cancellation, suspension, or revocation under Section 501.051 may apply for a hearing to the county assessor-collector for the county in which the person is a resident.  On the day an assessor-collector receives the application, the assessor-collector shall notify the department of the date of the hearing.(b)  The assessor-collector shall hold the hearing not earlier than the 11th day and not later than the 15th day after the date the assessor-collector receives the application for a hearing.(c)  At the hearing, the applicant and the department may submit evidence.(d)  A determination of the assessor-collector is binding on the applicant and the department as to whether the department correctly refused to issue or correctly rescinded, canceled, revoked, or suspended the title.(e)  An applicant aggrieved by the determination under Subsection (d) may appeal only to the county or district court of the county of the applicant's residence.  An applicant must file an appeal not later than the fifth day after receipt of the assessor-collector's determination.  The judge shall try the appeal in the manner of other civil cases.  All rights and immunities granted in the trial of a civil case are available to the interested parties.  If the department's action is not sustained, the department shall promptly issue a title for the vehicle.(f)  A person may not apply for a hearing under this section if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to a title for a salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined by Section 501.091.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 29, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 30, eff. January 1, 2012.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 959 (S.B. 1817), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|