Tex. Family Code § 232.0022
This is the official text of Tex. Family Code § 232.0022, part of Texas’s Family Code — governs marriage, divorce, child custody and support, and adoption.
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§ 232.0022. SUSPENSION OR NONRENEWAL OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(a) The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles is the appropriate licensing authority for suspension or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle registration under this chapter.
(b) The suspension or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle registration under this chapter does not:
(1) encumber the title to the motor vehicle or otherwise affect the transfer of the title to the vehicle; or
(2) affect the sale, purchase, or registration of the motor vehicle by a person who holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, Transportation Code.
(b) The suspension or nonrenewal of a motor vehicle registration under this chapter does not:
(1) encumber the title to the motor vehicle or otherwise affect the transfer of the title to the vehicle; or
(2) affect the sale, purchase, or registration of the motor vehicle by a person who holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503, Transportation Code.
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