Tex. Transportation Code § 501.135
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 501.135, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 501.135. RECORD OF STOLEN OR CONCEALED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall:
(1) make a record of each report to the department that a motor vehicle registered in this state has been stolen or concealed in violation of Section 32.33, Penal Code; and
(2) note the fact of the report in the department's records.
(b) A person who reports a motor vehicle as stolen or concealed under Subsection (a) shall notify the department promptly if the vehicle is recovered, and the department shall change its records accordingly.
(1) make a record of each report to the department that a motor vehicle registered in this state has been stolen or concealed in violation of Section 32.33, Penal Code; and
(2) note the fact of the report in the department's records.
(b) A person who reports a motor vehicle as stolen or concealed under Subsection (a) shall notify the department promptly if the vehicle is recovered, and the department shall change its records accordingly.
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