{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.071","heading":"SALE OF VEHICLE; TRANSFER OF TITLE.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Sections 503.036 and 503.039, a motor vehicle may not be the subject of a subsequent sale unless the owner designated on the title submits a transfer of ownership of the title.\n(b) The transfer of the title must be in a manner prescribed by the department that:\n(1) certifies the purchaser is the owner of the vehicle; and\n(2) certifies there are no liens on the vehicle or provides a release of each lien on the vehicle.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1127 (H.B. 2495), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 32, eff. January 1, 2012.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT","SUBCHAPTER D. SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSFERS OF TITLE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"eb50ce78bc42729e469232fab336de6d2d589e28fdcbbb2815603208d82c7847","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}