S.B. No. 1817
AN ACT
relating to vehicle titles and registration.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2303.154, Occupations Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows:
(h) A vehicle sold in compliance with this chapter shall be
titled and registered without the imposition by a county office of
additional requirements not otherwise permitted by law.
SECTION 2. Section 501.051, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The department shall place a hold on processing a title
application for a motor vehicle if the department receives a
request for a hold accompanied by evidence of a legal action
regarding ownership of or a lien interest in the motor vehicle. The
hold shall continue until a final, nonappealable judgment is
entered in the action or the party requesting the hold requests that
the hold be removed.
SECTION 3. Section 501.052, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (e) and adding Subsection (f) to read as
follows:
(e) An applicant aggrieved by the determination under
Subsection (d) may appeal only to the county or district court of
the county of the applicant's residence. An applicant must file an
appeal not later than the fifth day after receipt [the date] of the
assessor-collector's determination. The judge shall try the
appeal in the manner of other civil cases. All rights and
immunities granted in the trial of a civil case are available to the
interested parties. If the department's action is not sustained,
the department shall promptly issue a title for the vehicle.
(f) A person may not apply for a hearing under this section
if the department's decision under Section 501.051 is related to a
title for a salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle,
as defined by Section 501.091.
SECTION 4. Section 501.053, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows:
(f) A person may not obtain a title under this section for a
salvage motor vehicle or a nonrepairable motor vehicle, as defined
by Section 501.091.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1817 passed the Senate on
April 20, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2; and that
the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1817 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 23, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 137,
Nays 8, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor