{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.161","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 501.161","heading":"EXECUTION OF TRANSFER DOCUMENTS; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who transfers a motor vehicle in this state shall complete in full and date as of the date of the transfer all documents relating to the transfer of registration or title. A person who transfers a vehicle commits an offense if the person fails to execute the documents in full.\n(b) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) accepts a document described by Subsection (a) that does not contain all of the required information; or\n(2) alters or mutilates such a document.\n(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200.\nTransferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.035 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 68, 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 H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.501.htm#501.161","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"f75da9117d6740e35232e20178350ac84ed0f0163f0c9a853adb8589dcd4fe9c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.158","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-501.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}