{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.0275","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.0275","heading":"ISSUANCE OF TITLE FOR UNREGISTERED VEHICLE.","body":"(a) The department shall issue a title for a motor vehicle that complies with the other requirements under this chapter unless:\n(1) the vehicle is not registered for a reason other than a reason provided by Section 501.051(a)(6); and\n(2) the applicant does not provide evidence of financial responsibility that complies with Section 502.046.\n(b) On application for a title under this section, the applicant must surrender any license plates issued for the motor vehicle if the plates are not being transferred to another vehicle and any registration insignia for validation of those plates to the department.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 16, eff. January 1, 2012.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.0275","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"0872f60ed7d952f025023588fedbe0934527818a12b17246bb943343ce4d4fec","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.027","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.0276"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}