Texas Transportation Code

§ 501.074 — TRANSFER OF VEHICLE BY OPERATION OF LAW

TN § 501.074Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT · Art. D. SALES OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSFERS OF TITLE

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(a)The department shall issue a new title for a motor vehicle registered in this state for which the ownership is transferred by operation of law or other involuntary divestiture of ownership after receiving:

(1)a certified copy of an order appointing a temporary administrator or of the probate proceedings;

(2)letters testamentary or letters of administration;

(3)if administration of an estate is not necessary, an affidavit showing that administration is not necessary, identifying all heirs, and including a statement by the heirs of the name in which the certificate shall be issued;

(4)a court order; or

(5)the bill of sale from an officer making a judicial sale.

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 405 (S.B. 690), Sec. 8, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 34, eff. January 1, 2012.