Tex. Finance Code § 353.002
This is the official text of Tex. Finance Code § 353.002, part of Texas’s Finance Code — regulates banks and other financial institutions.
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§ 353.002. PRESUMPTION REGARDING NONCOMMERCIAL VEHICLES; EXCEPTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A motor vehicle that is not described by Section 353.001(1)(A), (B), or (C) or a motor vehicle that is of a type typically used for personal, family, or household use, as determined by finance commission rule, is presumed not to be a commercial vehicle.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a retail buyer represents in writing that a motor vehicle is not for personal, family, or household use, or that the vehicle is for commercial use, a retail seller or holder may rely on that representation unless the retail seller or holder, as applicable, has actual knowledge that the representation is not true.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if a retail buyer represents in writing that a motor vehicle is not for personal, family, or household use, or that the vehicle is for commercial use, a retail seller or holder may rely on that representation unless the retail seller or holder, as applicable, has actual knowledge that the representation is not true.
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