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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle titles for salvage vehicles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.091, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (1-a) to read as follows: |
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(1-a) "Auction sales receipt" means a document |
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certifying the sale of a motor vehicle at auction by a law |
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enforcement agency or public sale for a lien foreclosure. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.1003, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 501.1003. SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALER RESPONSIBILITIES. |
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(a) If a salvage vehicle dealer acquires ownership of a |
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nonrepairable motor vehicle or salvage motor vehicle for the |
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purpose of dismantling, scrapping, or destroying the motor vehicle, |
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the dealer shall, before the 31st day after the date the dealer |
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acquires the motor vehicle, submit to the department a report |
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stating that the motor vehicle will be dismantled, scrapped, or |
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destroyed. The dealer shall: |
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(1) make the report in a manner prescribed by the |
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department; and |
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(2) submit with the report a properly assigned |
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manufacturer's certificate of origin, [regular certificate of] |
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title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, auction |
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sales receipt, or comparable out-of-state ownership document for |
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the motor vehicle. |
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(b) After receiving the report and title, manufacturer's |
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certificate of origin, auction sales receipt, or document, the |
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department shall issue the salvage vehicle dealer a receipt for the |
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manufacturer's certificate of origin, [regular certificate of] |
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title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, auction |
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sales receipt, or comparable out-of-state ownership document. |
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(c) The department shall adopt rules to notify the salvage |
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vehicle dealer if the vehicle was not issued a printed title, but |
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has a record of title in the department's titling system. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |