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Tex. Transp. Code § 501.113 (2026)

Recordation Of Security Interest

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Sec. 501.113. RECORDATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. (a) Recordation of a lien under this chapter is considered to occur when:

(1) the department's titling system is updated; or

(2) the county assessor-collector accepts the application of title that discloses the lien with the filing fee.

(b) For purposes of Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, the time of recording a lien under this chapter is considered to be the time of filing the security interest, and on such recordation, the recorded lienholder and assignees under Section 501.114 obtain priority over the rights of a lien creditor, as defined by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code, for so long as the lien is recorded on the title.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 814 (S.B. 1592), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 52, eff. January 1, 2012.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2025 · leading case: Wells Fargo Equip. Fin. v. Rodriguez, 438 B.R. 913 (W.D. Tex. 2010).
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Wells Fargo Equip. Fin. v. Rodriguez, 438 B.R. 913 (W.D. Tex. 2010). “” (citing Tex. TRansp. Code Ann. § 501.113 (Vernon 2007)).”
Clark Contracting Servs. v. Fin. (Clark Contracting Servs., Inc.), 399 B.R. 789 (Bankr. W.D. Tex. 2008). “See Tex. Transp. Code, § 501.113. 15 . Interestingly, the statute tells us that, if the assigning lienholder fails to tell the debtor about the assignment, the debtor does not have a cause of action back against the assignor for not telling him or her about the assignment.”
Raymond C. Woolen, Jr. v. Truist Bank (Tex. App. 2025). “); TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 501.113(b). Despite 5 Woolen’s claim of lack of privity of contract, Truist’s purchase-money lien gave Truist the right to take possession of its Collateral after Little defaulted.”
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Raymond C. Woolen, Jr. v. Truist Bank (Tex. App. 2025). “); TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 501.113(b). Despite 5 Woolen’s claim of lack of privity of contract, Truist’s purchase-money lien gave Truist the right to take possession of its Collateral after Little defaulted.”
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