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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the county in which a motor vehicle dealer may apply for |
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the registration of and title for certain vehicles sold by the |
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dealer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.0234(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A seller who applies for the registration or a title for |
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a motor vehicle under Subsection (a)(1) may [shall] apply in any |
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[the] county in which the county assessor-collector is willing to |
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accept the application [as directed by the purchaser from the |
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counties set forth in Section 501.023]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.0234(e), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 501.0234, Transportation Code, as |
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amended by this Act, applies only to an application for the |
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registration of or a title for a motor vehicle purchased on or after |
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the effective date of this Act. An application for the registration |
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of or a title for a motor vehicle purchased before the effective |
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date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the vehicle |
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was purchased, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |