Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.046
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.046, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 31.046. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the purchaser of a vessel or an outboard motor shall apply to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector for a certificate of title not later than the 45th day after the date of the sale of the vessel or outboard motor.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the owner of a vessel or outboard motor for which this state is the state of principal use shall deliver to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector an application for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor, with the applicable fee, not later than the 20th day after the later of:
(1) the date of purchase or transfer of ownership; or
(2) the date that this state becomes the state of principal use.
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), the state of principal use of a vessel or outboard motor is the state on whose waters a vessel or outboard motor is or will be used, operated, navigated, or employed more than on the waters of any other state during a calendar year.
(b) A manufacturer or a dealer who sells a vessel or an outboard motor to a person other than a manufacturer or a dealer shall apply to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in the name of the purchaser not later than the 45th day after the date of the sale.
(b) A manufacturer or a dealer who sells a vessel or an outboard motor to a person other than a manufacturer or a dealer shall apply to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in the name of the purchaser not later than the 20th day after the date of the sale.
(c) A dealer who acquires a vessel or an outboard motor, other than a new vessel or outboard motor, is not required to apply for a certificate of title in the name of the dealer, but on resale of the vessel or outboard motor shall apply for the subsequent purchaser under Subsection (b) of this section and shall submit to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector the endorsed certificate of title acquired by the dealer.
(d) The department or county tax assessor-collector may not issue a certificate of title unless the tax due on the vessel or outboard motor under Chapter 160, Tax Code, is paid.
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the owner of a vessel or outboard motor for which this state is the state of principal use shall deliver to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector an application for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor, with the applicable fee, not later than the 20th day after the later of:
(1) the date of purchase or transfer of ownership; or
(2) the date that this state becomes the state of principal use.
(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a), the state of principal use of a vessel or outboard motor is the state on whose waters a vessel or outboard motor is or will be used, operated, navigated, or employed more than on the waters of any other state during a calendar year.
(b) A manufacturer or a dealer who sells a vessel or an outboard motor to a person other than a manufacturer or a dealer shall apply to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in the name of the purchaser not later than the 45th day after the date of the sale.
(b) A manufacturer or a dealer who sells a vessel or an outboard motor to a person other than a manufacturer or a dealer shall apply to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector for a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in the name of the purchaser not later than the 20th day after the date of the sale.
(c) A dealer who acquires a vessel or an outboard motor, other than a new vessel or outboard motor, is not required to apply for a certificate of title in the name of the dealer, but on resale of the vessel or outboard motor shall apply for the subsequent purchaser under Subsection (b) of this section and shall submit to the department or to a county tax assessor-collector the endorsed certificate of title acquired by the dealer.
(d) The department or county tax assessor-collector may not issue a certificate of title unless the tax due on the vessel or outboard motor under Chapter 160, Tax Code, is paid.
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