Texas Transportation Code

§ 501.161 — EXECUTION OF TRANSFER DOCUMENTS; PENALTY

TN § 501.161Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC · Part A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · Ch. 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT · Art. H. PENALTIES AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

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(a)A person who transfers a motor vehicle in this state shall complete in full and date as of the date of the transfer all documents relating to the transfer of registration or title. A person who transfers a vehicle commits an offense if the person fails to execute the documents in full.

(b)A person commits an offense if the person:

(1)accepts a document described by Subsection (a) that does not contain all of the required information; or

(2)alters or mutilates such a document.

(c)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 and not more than $200.

Legislative history

Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.035 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 68, eff. January 1, 2012.