Tex. Transportation Code § 501.038
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 501.038, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 501.038. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR CUSTOM VEHICLE OR STREET ROD.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "custom vehicle" and "street rod" have the meanings assigned by Section 504.501.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the department issues a certificate of title for a custom vehicle or street rod, the model year and make of the vehicle must be listed on the certificate of title and must be the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles. The certificate of title must also include the word "replica."
(c) The owner of the custom vehicle or street rod shall provide the department with documentation identifying the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the department issues a certificate of title for a custom vehicle or street rod, the model year and make of the vehicle must be listed on the certificate of title and must be the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles. The certificate of title must also include the word "replica."
(c) The owner of the custom vehicle or street rod shall provide the department with documentation identifying the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles.
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