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