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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of used automotive parts recycling, |
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including requirements pertaining to vehicle titles. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 2309.301, Occupations Code, is amended |
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by amending the heading and Subsections (a) through (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 2309.301. DUTIES [ON ACQUISITION OF SALVAGE MOTOR] |
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CONCERNING VEHICLE TITLES. (a) A used automotive parts recycler |
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who acquires ownership of a motor vehicle, nonrepairable motor |
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vehicle, or salvage motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling, |
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scrapping, or destroying the vehicle shall at the time of |
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acquisition obtain a properly assigned title from the previous |
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owner of the vehicle, or other evidence of ownership acceptable to |
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the Department of Motor Vehicles in accordance with Subchapter E, |
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Chapter 501, Transportation Code. |
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(b) The [A] used automotive parts recycler [who acquires |
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ownership of a motor vehicle, nonrepairable motor vehicle, or |
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salvage motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling, scrapping, or |
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destroying the motor vehicle,] shall, before the 31st day after the |
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date of acquiring the motor vehicle, submit to the Texas Department |
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of Motor Vehicles [Transportation] the [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, other] |
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ownership document described in Subsection (a) [, or comparable |
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out-of-state ownership document for the motor vehicle]. |
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(c) After receiving the [title or] ownership document, the |
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Texas Department of Motor Vehicles [Transportation] shall issue the |
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used automotive parts recycler a receipt for the [manufacturer's |
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certificate of origin, regular certificate of title, nonrepairable |
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vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, other ownership document, or |
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comparable out-of-state] ownership document. The used automotive |
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parts recycler shall maintain a copy of the receipt for a period of |
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three years from the date of issuance. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2309.301(d) and 2309.357, Occupations |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |