(a) When a debt or claim secured by a lien has been satisfied, the lienholder shall, within a reasonable time not to exceed the maximum time allowed by § 348.408 or 353.405(b), Finance Code, as applicable, execute and deliver to the owner, or the owner’s designee, a discharge of the lien in a manner prescribed by the department.
(b) The owner may submit the discharge and title to the department for a new title.