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Tex. Transp. Code § 501.027 (2026)

Issuance Of Title

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Sec. 501.027. ISSUANCE OF TITLE. (a) On the day that a county assessor-collector issues a title receipt, a copy of the title receipt and all evidence of title shall be submitted to the department in the period specified in Section 501.023(b).

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date the department receives an application for a title and the department determines the requirements of this chapter are met:

(1) the title shall be issued to the first lienholder or to the applicant if a lien is not disclosed on the application; or

(2) the department shall notify the applicant that the department's titling system has established a record of title of the motor vehicle in the applicant's name if a lien is not disclosed. If a lien is disclosed on the application, the department shall notify the lienholder that the lien has been recorded.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 67, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2012.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 2003–2015 · leading case: Lundy v. First Nat'l Bank (In Re Dota), 288 B.R. 448 (S.D. Tex. 2003).

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Lundy v. First Nat'l Bank (In Re Dota), 288 B.R. 448 (S.D. Tex. 2003). “See Tex. Trans. Code § 501.027(b) (“... If a lien is not disclosed on the application, the department shall mark the certificate ‘original’ and send it .”

Brewster v. Roicki, 468 S.W.3d 134 (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 501.027 (requiring TxDMV to issue a title if it determines the statutory requirements have been met); id.”

Whitney Brewster, in Her Capacity as Exec. Dir. of the Texas Dep't of Motor Vehs. v. Drew Roicki & Richard Roicki as Successors in Interest to Pinnacle Motors (Tex. App. 2015). “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 501.027; Ferrell, 2011 WL 6415155 , at *3.”

Billy J. Ferrell v. Betsy Price, Tax Assessor/Collector of Tarrant Cnty. (Tex. App. 2011). “[20] Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 501.027 (a) (West Supp.”

Billy J. Ferrell v. Betsy Price, Tax Assessor/Collector of Tarrant Cnty. (Tex. App. 2011). “22 Thus, Ferrell failed to allege an act by Price in 20 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 501.027 (a) (West Supp.”

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