Tex. Transportation Code § 501.028
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 501.028, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 501.028. SIGNATURES.
Official statutory text
(a) On receipt of a certificate of title, the owner of a motor vehicle shall write the owner's name in ink in the space provided on the certificate.
(b) Upon transfer of ownership, the seller shall complete assignment of title by signing and printing the seller's name, printing the date of transfer, and printing the purchaser's name and address on the title.
(b) Upon transfer of ownership, the seller shall complete assignment of title by signing and printing the seller's name, printing the date of transfer, and printing the purchaser's name and address on the title.
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