Texas Transportation Code 501.021 – Title for Motor Vehicle
(a) A motor vehicle title issued by the department must include:
(1) the legal name and address of each purchaser;
(2) the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;
(3) the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;
(4) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(5) if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under § 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;
(6) the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;
(7) a statement indicating rights of survivorship under § 501.031; and
(8) any other information required by the department.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 501.021
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(b) A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:
“UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.”
(c) A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.