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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 10TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 217VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER AMOTOR VEHICLE TITLES
RULE §217.6Title Issuance

(a) Issuance. The department or its designated agent will issue a receipt and process the application for title on receipt of:

  (1) a completed application for title;

  (2) required accompanying documentation;

  (3) the statutory fee for a title application, unless exempt under:

    (A) Transportation Code, §501.138; or

    (B) Government Code, §437.217 and copies of official military orders are presented as evidence of the applicant's active duty status and deployment orders to a hostile fire zone; and

  (4) any other applicable fees.

(b) Titles. The department will issue and mail or deliver a title to the applicant or, in the event that there is a lien disclosed in the application, to the first lienholder unless the title is an electronic record of title.

(c) Receipt. The receipt issued at the time of application for title may be used only as evidence of title and may not be used to transfer any interest or ownership in a motor vehicle or to establish a new lien.


Source Note: The provisions of this §217.6 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096

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