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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Transportation Code § 501.161: EXECUTION OF TRANSFER DOCUMENTS; PENALTY.

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  1. TRANSPORTATION CODE
  2. TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
  3. SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
  4. CHAPTER 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT
  5. SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

(a) A person who transfers a motor vehicle in this state shall complete in full and date as of the date of the transfer all documents relating to the transfer of registration or title. A person who transfers a vehicle commits an offense if the person fails to execute the documents in full.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) accepts a document described by Subsection (a) that does not contain all of the required information; or

(2) alters or mutilates such a document.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200.

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.035 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 68, eff. January 1, 2012.

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