Tex. Transportation Code § 503.037
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 503.037, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 503.037. RIGHTS OF WHOLESALE MOTOR VEHICLE AUCTION.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may accept on consignment one or more motor vehicles to auction. The person may offer a motor vehicle for sale only at the location for which the general distinguishing number is issued and only by bid to the highest bidder. The title to a motor vehicle may be in the name in which the general distinguishing number is issued.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not sell a motor vehicle to a person other than a person who:
(1) is a dealer; or
(2) has a license and, if applicable, a bond issued by the appropriate authority of another state or nation.
(c) A person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not allow another person to use the auction's facilities or general distinguishing number to sell or auction a motor vehicle.
(d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number from offering for sale a motor vehicle to a person who is not a dealer or who does not have a license issued by the appropriate authority of another state, if the motor vehicle is owned by:
(1) this state or a department, agency, or subdivision of this state; or
(2) the United States.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not sell a motor vehicle to a person other than a person who:
(1) is a dealer; or
(2) has a license and, if applicable, a bond issued by the appropriate authority of another state or nation.
(c) A person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number may not allow another person to use the auction's facilities or general distinguishing number to sell or auction a motor vehicle.
(d) Subsection (b) does not prohibit a person who holds a wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number from offering for sale a motor vehicle to a person who is not a dealer or who does not have a license issued by the appropriate authority of another state, if the motor vehicle is owned by:
(1) this state or a department, agency, or subdivision of this state; or
(2) the United States.
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