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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 43. TRANSPORTATION |
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PART 10. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES |
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CHAPTER 217. VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION |
| SUBCHAPTER A. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLES |
| § 217.1. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.2. Definitions |
| § 217.3. Motor Vehicle Titles |
| § 217.4. Initial Application for Title |
| § 217.5. Evidence of Motor Vehicle Ownership |
| § 217.6. Title Issuance |
| § 217.7. Replacement of Title |
| § 217.8. Second Hand Vehicle Transfers |
| § 217.9. Bonded Titles |
| § 217.10. Appeal to the County |
| § 217.11. Rescission, Cancellation or Revocation by Affidavit |
| § 217.12. Fees |
| § 217.13. Alias Certificate of Title |
| § 217.14. Exemptions from Title |
| § 217.15. Title Issuance to Government Agency for Travel Trailer |
| § 217.16. Application for Title When Dealer Goes Out of Business |
| SUBCHAPTER B. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION |
| § 217.21. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.22. Definitions |
| § 217.23. Initial Application for Vehicle Registration |
| § 217.24. Vehicle Last Registered in Another Jurisdiction |
| § 217.25. Out-of-State Vehicles |
| § 217.26. Identification Required |
| § 217.27. Vehicle Registration Insignia |
| § 217.28. Vehicle Registration Renewal |
| § 217.29. Vehicle Registration Renewal via Internet |
| § 217.30. Refusal to Renew Registration for Delinquent Child Support |
| § 217.32. Replacement of License Plates, Symbols, Tabs, and Other Devices |
| § 217.33. Commercial Farm Motor Vehicles, Farm Trailers, and Farm Semitrailers |
| § 217.34. Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device |
| § 217.35. Neighborhood Electric Vehicle |
| § 217.36. Refusal to Register by Local Government and Record Notation |
| § 217.37. Fees |
| § 217.38. Registration Fee Credit: Application |
| § 217.39. Registration Fee Credit: Nontransferable |
| § 217.40. Special Registrations |
| § 217.41. Disabled Person License Plates and Disabled Parking Placards |
| § 217.42. Construction Machinery Criteria |
| § 217.43. Military Specialty License Plates |
| § 217.44. Privately Owned Buses |
| § 217.45. Specialty License Plates, Symbols, Tabs, and Other Devices |
| § 217.46. Commercial Vehicle Registration |
| § 217.47. Vehicle Emissions Enforcement System |
| § 217.48. Machinery |
| § 217.49. Water Well Drilling Equipment and Vehicles |
| § 217.50. Equipment and Vehicles Within Road Construction Projects |
| § 217.51. Change of Classification: Trucks and Truck-Tractors |
| § 217.52. Marketing of Specialty License Plates through a Private Vendor |
| § 217.53. Removal of License Plates and Registration Insignia upon Sale of Motor Vehicle |
| § 217.54. Registration of Fleet Vehicles |
| § 217.55. Exempt and Alias Vehicle Registration |
| § 217.56. Registration Reciprocity Agreements |
| § 217.57. Alternatively Fueled Vehicles |
| § 217.58. Digital License Plate Eligibility |
| § 217.59. Digital License Plate Testing |
| § 217.60. Digital License Plate Specifications and Requirements |
| § 217.61. Digital License Plate Designs and Displays |
| § 217.62. Digital License Plate Removal and Malfunction |
| § 217.63. Digital License Plate Fees and Payment |
| § 217.64. Digital License Plate Provider Services and Replacement |
| SUBCHAPTER C. REGISTRATION AND TITLE SYSTEMS |
| § 217.71. Automated and Web-Based Vehicle Registration and Title Systems |
| § 217.72. Automated Equipment for the Registration and Title System |
| § 217.73. Agreement Related to Automated Equipment |
| § 217.74. Access to and Use of webDEALER |
| § 217.75. Required Training on the Registration and Title System and Identification of Fraud |
| § 217.76. Criteria for Suspension or Denial of Access to RTS |
| § 217.77. Process for Suspension or Denial of Access to RTS |
| § 217.78. Reinstatement of Access to RTS |
| SUBCHAPTER D. NONREPAIRABLE AND SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLES |
| § 217.81. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.82. Definitions |
| § 217.83. Requirement for Non-repairable or Salvage Vehicle Title |
| § 217.84. Application for Nonrepairable or Salvage Vehicle Title |
| § 217.85. Replacement of Non-repairable or Salvage Motor Vehicle Ownership Documents |
| § 217.86. Dismantling, Scrapping, or Destruction of Motor Vehicles |
| § 217.87. Rights of Holder of Non-repairable or Salvage Motor Vehicle Documents |
| § 217.88. Sale, Transfer, or Release of Ownership of a Non-repairable or Salvage Motor Vehicle |
| § 217.89. Rebuilt Salvage Motor Vehicles |
| SUBCHAPTER E. TITLE LIENS AND CLAIMS |
| § 217.101. Landowner's Lien |
| § 217.102. Child Support Liens |
| § 217.103. Restitution Liens |
| § 217.104. Electronic Lien Title Program |
| § 217.105. Insurance Company Claims |
| § 217.106. Discharge of Lien |
| SUBCHAPTER F. MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS |
| § 217.121. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.122. Definitions |
| § 217.123. Access to Motor Vehicle Records |
| § 217.124. Cost of Motor Vehicle Records |
| § 217.125. Additional Documentation Related to Certain Permitted Uses |
| § 217.126. Limitations on Redisclosure |
| § 217.127. Records Maintained by Recipients Who Redisclose Personal Information |
| § 217.128. Department Review of Recipient's Records of Redisclosure |
| § 217.129. Ineligibility to Receive Personal Information Contained in Motor Vehicle Records |
| § 217.130. Approval for Persons Whose Access to Motor Vehicle Records Has Previously Been Terminated |
| § 217.131. Notices Regarding Unauthorized Recipient |
| § 217.132. Notices Regarding Ineligibility |
| § 217.133. Annual Report |
| SUBCHAPTER G. INSPECTIONS |
| § 217.141. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.142. Definitions |
| § 217.143. Inspection Requirements |
| § 217.144. Identification Number Inspection |
| SUBCHAPTER H. DEPUTIES |
| § 217.161. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.162. Definitions |
| § 217.163. Full Service Deputies |
| § 217.164. Limited Service Deputies |
| § 217.166. Dealer Deputies |
| § 217.167. Bonding Requirements |
| § 217.168. Deputy Fee Amounts |
| SUBCHAPTER I. FEES |
| § 217.181. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.182. Registration Transaction |
| § 217.183. Fee Amount |
| § 217.184. Exclusions |
| § 217.185. Allocation of Processing and Handling Fee |
| SUBCHAPTER J. PERFORMANCE QUALITY RECOGNITION PROGRAM |
| § 217.201. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.202. Definitions |
| § 217.203. Recognition Criteria |
| § 217.204. Applications |
| § 217.205. Department Decision to Award, Deny, Revoke, or Demote a Recognition Level |
| § 217.206. Term of Recognition Level |
| § 217.207. Review Process |
| SUBCHAPTER K. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES |
| § 217.301. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.302. Definitions |
| § 217.303. Process for Accepting Electronic Signatures |
| SUBCHAPTER L. ASSEMBLED VEHICLES |
| § 217.401. Purpose and Scope |
| § 217.402. Definitions |
| § 217.403. Assembled Vehicle Titles |
| § 217.404. Initial Application for Title |
| § 217.405. Evidence of Ownership |
| § 217.406. Title Issuance |
| § 217.407. Title and Registration of a Titled Assembled Vehicle |