Texas Transportation Code

§ 501.098 — EXCEPTION TO TITLE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES

TN § 501.098Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT · Art. E. NONREPAIRABLE AND SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLES

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(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a used automotive parts recycler may purchase a motor vehicle without obtaining a title to the vehicle if:

(1)the vehicle is at least 13 years old and is purchased solely for parts, dismantling, or scrap;

(2)the vehicle has not been registered for at least seven years;

(3)the recycler complies with Subsections (b), (c), and (g); and

(4)either:

(A)the recycler does not dismantle, crush, or shred the vehicle before the close of business on the third business day after the date the recycler submitted to the department the information required under Subsection (c), if the vehicle is:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 685 (H.B. 5436), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.