{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.156","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.156","heading":"DUTY OF TRANSPORTERS TO DETERMINE RIGHT OF POSSESSION; OFFENSE.","body":"(a) The master or captain of a ship or airplane or a person who owns or controls the operation of a ship or airplane, in whole or part:\n(1) may not take on board or allow to be taken on board the ship or airplane in this state for transport a motor vehicle without inquiring of the motor vehicle titles and registration division of the department as to the recorded ownership of the motor vehicle; and\n(2) must make a reasonable inquiry as to the right of possession of a motor vehicle by the person delivering the vehicle for transport if the recorded owner of the vehicle is a person other than the person delivering the vehicle for transport.\n(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500 for a first offense and, at the jury's discretion, not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for a subsequent offense.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT","SUBCHAPTER H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.156","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"7d93dc1783752b1cad3046d02c602eed537626721613b1d70f2dc2caa6ef6332","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.157"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}