Tex. Transportation Code § 501.173
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 501.173, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 501.173. ELECTRONIC TITLING SYSTEM.
Official statutory text
(a) The board by rule may implement an electronic titling system.
(b) A record of title maintained electronically by the department in the titling system is the official record of vehicle ownership unless the owner requests that the department issue a printed title.
(c) In addition to other title fees, the board by rule may set a fee to be assessed for the issuance of a paper title to cover the cost of administering the electronic titling system.
(b) A record of title maintained electronically by the department in the titling system is the official record of vehicle ownership unless the owner requests that the department issue a printed title.
(c) In addition to other title fees, the board by rule may set a fee to be assessed for the issuance of a paper title to cover the cost of administering the electronic titling system.
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