(a) An application for a nonrepairable vehicle title, nonrepairable record of title, salvage vehicle title, or salvage record of title must:
(1) be made in a manner prescribed by the department and accompanied by a $8 application fee;
(2) include, in addition to any other information required by the department:
(A) the name and current address of the owner; and
(B) a description of the motor vehicle, including the make, style of body, model year, and vehicle identification number; and
(3) include the name and address of:
(A) any currently recorded lienholder, if the motor vehicle is a nonrepairable motor vehicle; or
(B) any currently recorded lienholder or a new lienholder, if the motor vehicle is a salvage motor vehicle.
(b) Except as provided by Sections 501.0925 and 501.0935, on receipt of a complete application, the properly assigned title or manufacturer’s certificate of origin, and the application fee, the department shall, before the sixth business day after the date the department receives the application, issue the applicant the appropriate title for the motor vehicle.

(c) A printed nonrepairable vehicle title must state on its face that the motor vehicle:
(1) may not:
(A) be repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed;
(B) be issued a title or registered in this state;
(C) be operated on a public highway, in addition to any other requirement of law; and
(2) may only be used as a source for used parts or scrap metal.
(c-1) The department’s titling system must include a remark that clearly identifies the vehicle as a salvage or nonrepairable motor vehicle.
(d) The fee collected under Subsection (a)(1) shall be credited to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund to defray the costs of administering this subchapter and the costs to the department for issuing the title.