(a)(No change.)
(b)Place of application. Except as otherwise provided
by Transportation Code, Chapters 501 and 502, and by §217.84(a)
of this title (relating to Application for Nonrepairable or Salvage
Vehicle Title), when motor vehicle ownership is transferred, a title
application must be filed with:
(1)the county tax assessor-collector in the county
in which the applicant resides or in the county in which the motor
vehicle was purchased or encumbered [, as selected by the applicant];
or
(2)a [the] county tax assessor-collector
of a county who is willing to accept the application [if the
county tax assessor-collector's office of the county in which the
owner resides is closed for more than one week or if the department
is notified that the county tax assessor-collector's office may be
closed for more than one week].
(c)Information to be included on application. An applicant
for an initial title must file an application on a form prescribed
by the department. The form will at a minimum require the:
(1) - (3)(No change.)
(4)previous owner's legal name and municipality and
state [complete mailing address], if available;
(5) - (8)(No change.)
(d)Accompanying documentation. The title application
must be supported by, at a minimum, the following documents:
(1) - (3)(No change.)
(4)a vehicle inspection report [an
identification certificate] if required by Transportation Code,
Chapter 548, and Transportation Code, §501.030, and if the vehicle
is being titled and registered, or registered only;
(5) - (6)(No change.)
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on November 1, 2021
TRD-202104372 Tracey Beaver
General Counsel
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
Earliest possible date of adoption: December 12, 2021
For further information, please call: (512) 465-5665
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