Texas Transportation Code
§ 501.134 — CERTIFIED COPY OF LOST OR DESTROYED CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
TN § 501.134Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT · Art. G. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)If a printed title is lost or destroyed, the owner or lienholder disclosed on the title may obtain, in the manner provided by this section and department rule, a certified copy of the lost or destroyed title directly from the department by applying in a manner prescribed by the department and paying a fee of $2. A fee collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
(b)If a lien is disclosed on a title, the department may issue a certified copy of the title only to the first lienholder or the lienholder's verified agent unless the owner has original proof from the lienholder of lien satisfaction.
(c)The department must plainly mark "certified copy" on the face of a certified copy issued under this section.
(d)A certified copy of the title that is lawfully obtained under this section supersedes and invalidates any previously issued title or certified copy. If the certified copy of the title is later rescinded, canceled, or revoked under Section 501.051, the department may revalidate a previously superseded or invalidated title or certified copy of title.
(e)Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012.
(f)Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296, Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012.
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 56, eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 247(3), eff. January 1, 2012. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2013. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 23, eff. January 1, 2019. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2019.