{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 503.005","heading":"NOTICE OF SALE OR TRANSFER.","body":"(a) A manufacturer or dealer shall immediately notify the department if the manufacturer or dealer transfers, including by sale or lease, a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer to a person other than a manufacturer or dealer.\n(b) The notice must be in writing using the form provided by the department and must include:\n(1) the date of the transfer;\n(2) the names and addresses of the transferrer and transferee; and\n(3) a description of the vehicle.\n(c) A dealer who submits information to the database under Section 503.0631 satisfies the requirement for the dealer to notify the department of the sale or transfer of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer under this section.\n(d) The notice required under this section is in addition to the application for vehicle registration and certificate of title a dealer is required to submit under Section 501.0234.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 8.01, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1336 (S.B. 1786), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES","CHAPTER 503. DEALER'S AND MANUFACTURER'S VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.503.htm#503.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"fe4448d8dfd7226aa44e33e55ea01980c6025b522464095cf59200118e384612","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}