SECTION 401.1. Definitions

(a) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Texas Transportation Code §501.002(17).

(b) "Motor vehicle title service" means any person or entity that for compensation directly or indirectly assists other persons in obtaining title documents by submitting, transmitting, or sending applications for title documents to the appropriate government agencies.

(c) "Title documents" means motor vehicle title applications, motor vehicle registration renewal applications, motor vehicle mechanic's lien title applications, motor vehicle storage lien title applications, motor vehicle temporary registration permits, motor vehicle title application transfers occasioned by the death of the title holder, or notifications under Chapter 683 of the Texas Transportation Code or Chapter 70 of the Texas Property Code.

(d) "Title service license holder" means a person who holds a motor vehicle title service license or a title service runner's license. A title service license holder is legally responsible for each title service runner it employs or contracts.

(e) "Title service record" means the written record for each transaction in which a motor vehicle title service receives compensation.

(f) "Title service runner" means any person employed by a licensed motor vehicle title service license holder to submit or present title documents to the county tax assessor-collector.

Source Note: The provisions of this §401.1 adopted to be effective June 29, 2016, 41 TexReg 4650