Tex. Transportation Code § 683.054: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF VEHICLE.

(a) The department shall issue the applicant a certificate of authority to dispose of the vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling if the application submitted under Section 683.051:

(1) is properly executed;

(2) is accompanied by the required fee under Section 683.052; and

(3) contains any proof of notification or ownership required by the department to enforce this subchapter.

(b) A motor vehicle demolisher shall accept the certificate of authority in lieu of a certificate of title for the vehicle.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 612, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1061 (H.B. 3131), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.