Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 501.021. TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.
Official statutory text
(a) A motor vehicle title issued by the department must include:
(1) the legal name and address of each purchaser;
(2) the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;
(3) the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;
(4) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(5) if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under Section 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;
(6) the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;
(7) a statement indicating rights of survivorship under Section 501.031; and
(8) any other information required by the department.
(b) A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:
"UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE."
(c) A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.
(1) the legal name and address of each purchaser;
(2) the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;
(3) the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;
(4) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(5) if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under Section 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;
(6) the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;
(7) a statement indicating rights of survivorship under Section 501.031; and
(8) any other information required by the department.
(b) A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:
"UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE."
(c) A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.
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