Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 31.0485 — ISSUANCE, REJECTION, AND CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

PW § 31.0485Title 4. WATER SAFETY · Ch. 31. WATER SAFETY · Art. B-1. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE FOR VESSELS AND OUTBOARD MOTORS

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(a)Unless an application for a certificate of title is rejected under Subsection (c) or (d), the department shall issue a certificate of title for the vessel or outboard motor in accordance with Subsection (b) not later than the 20th day after the date the department receives an application that complies with this chapter.

(b)If the department issues electronic certificates of title, the department shall issue an electronic certificate of title unless in the application the secured party of record or, if none, the owner of record, requests that the department issue a written certificate of title.

(c)Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department may reject an application for a certificate of title only if:

(1)the application does not comply with this chapter or other applicable law;

(2)the application does not contain documentation sufficient for the department to determine whether the applicant is entitled to a certificate of title; or

(3)the department finds a reasonable basis for concluding that the application is fraudulent or issuance of a certificate of title to the applicant would facilitate a fraudulent or illegal act.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 12, eff. January 1, 2028.