{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.037","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 503.037","heading":"RIGHTS OF WHOLESALE MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTION.","body":"(a) A person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may accept on consignment one or more motor vehicles to auction. The person may offer a motor vehicle for sale only at the location for which the general distinguishing number is issued and only by bid to the highest bidder. The title to a motor vehicle may be in the name in which the general distinguishing number is issued.\n(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not sell a motor vehicle to a person other than a person who:\n(1) is a dealer; or\n(2) has a license and, if applicable, a bond issued by the appropriate authority of another state or nation.\n(c) A person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not allow another person to use the auction's facilities or general distinguishing number to sell or auction a motor vehicle.\n(d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number from offering for sale a motor vehicle to a person who is not a dealer or who does not have a license issued by the appropriate authority of another state, if the motor vehicle is owned by:\n(1) this state or a department, agency, or subdivision of this state; or\n(2) the United States.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.70(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","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 B. GENERAL DISTINGUISHING NUMBER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.503.htm#503.037","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"7ddd751eba0f9d1d18d36bafd812a4351a3c695489fe3a8cd2e256b2f3cf3e74","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.036","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-503.038"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}