{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.116","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.116","heading":"CANCELLATION OF DISCHARGED LIEN.","body":"The department may cancel a discharged lien that has been recorded on a title for 10 years or more if the recorded lienholder:\n(1) does not exist; or\n(2) cannot be located for the owner to obtain a release of the lien.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 55, 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 F. SECURITY INTERESTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.116","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"f9bfa16cdc0d19c027b6ccc9e8b4eb0bca3967626e1e471d09ceff4793e19967","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.115","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.117"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}