| 4 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 9 | | relating to vehicle titles and registration. |
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| 6 | 10 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 11 | | SECTION 1. Section 2303.154, Occupations Code, is amended |
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| 8 | 12 | | by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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| 9 | 13 | | (h) A vehicle sold in compliance with this chapter shall be |
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| 10 | 14 | | titled and registered without the imposition by a county office of |
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| 11 | 15 | | additional requirements not otherwise permitted by law. |
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| 12 | 16 | | SECTION 2. Section 501.051, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 13 | 17 | | by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 18 | | (d) The department shall place a hold on processing a title |
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| 15 | 19 | | application for a motor vehicle if the department receives a |
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| 16 | 20 | | request for a hold accompanied by evidence of a legal action |
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| 17 | 21 | | regarding ownership of or a lien interest in the motor vehicle. The |
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| 18 | 22 | | hold shall continue until a final, nonappealable judgment is |
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| 19 | 23 | | entered in the action or the party requesting the hold requests that |
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| 20 | 24 | | the hold be removed. |
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| 21 | 25 | | SECTION 3. Section 501.052, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 22 | 26 | | by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as |
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| 23 | 27 | | follows: |
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| 24 | 28 | | (e) An applicant aggrieved by the determination under |
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| 25 | 29 | | Subsection (d) may appeal only to the county or district court of |
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| 26 | 30 | | the county of the applicant's residence. An applicant must file an |
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| 27 | 31 | | appeal not later than the fifth day after receipt [the date] of the |
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| 28 | 32 | | assessor-collector's determination. The judge shall try the |
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| 29 | 33 | | appeal in the manner of other civil cases. All rights and |
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| 30 | 34 | | immunities granted in the trial of a civil case are available to the |
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| 31 | 35 | | interested parties. If the department's action is not sustained, |
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| 32 | 36 | | the department shall promptly issue a title for the vehicle. |
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| 33 | 37 | | (f) A person may not apply for a hearing under this section |
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| 34 | 38 | | if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to a |
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| 35 | 39 | | title for a salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle, |
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| 36 | 40 | | as defined by Section 501.091. |
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| 37 | 41 | | SECTION 4. Section 501.053, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 38 | 42 | | by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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| 39 | 43 | | (f) A person may not obtain a title under this section for a |
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| 40 | 44 | | salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined |
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| 41 | 45 | | by Section 501.091. |
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| 42 | 46 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1817 passed the Senate on |
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| 46 | | - | April 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2; and that |
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| 47 | | - | the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the |
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| 48 | | - | following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. |
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| 49 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 51 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1817 passed the House, with |
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| 52 | | - | amendment, on May 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 137, |
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| 53 | | - | Nays 8, two present not voting. |
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| 54 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 55 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 56 | | - | Approved: |
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| 57 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | | - | Date |
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| 59 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 60 | | - | Governor |
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