Tex. Transportation Code § 502.041
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 502.041, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 502.041. INITIAL REGISTRATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding Section 502.040, the owner of a vehicle may concurrently apply for a title and for registration through the county assessor-collector of the county in which:
(1) the owner resides;
(2) the vehicle is purchased or encumbered; or
(3) the county assessor-collector is willing to accept the application.
(b) The first time an owner applies for registration of a vehicle, the owner may demonstrate compliance with Section 502.046(a) as to the vehicle by showing proof of financial responsibility in any manner specified in Section 502.046(c) as to:
(1) any vehicle of the owner; or
(2) any vehicle used as part of the consideration for the purchase of the vehicle the owner applies to register.
(1) the owner resides;
(2) the vehicle is purchased or encumbered; or
(3) the county assessor-collector is willing to accept the application.
(b) The first time an owner applies for registration of a vehicle, the owner may demonstrate compliance with Section 502.046(a) as to the vehicle by showing proof of financial responsibility in any manner specified in Section 502.046(c) as to:
(1) any vehicle of the owner; or
(2) any vehicle used as part of the consideration for the purchase of the vehicle the owner applies to register.
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