Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
Subtitle A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Chapter 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT |
Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 501.003. PURPOSE
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This chapter shall be liberally construed to lessen and prevent:
(1) the theft of motor vehicles;
(2) the importation into this state of and traffic in motor vehicles that are stolen; and
(3) the sale of an encumbered motor vehicle without the enforced disclosure to the purchaser of a lien secured by the vehicle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 , Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012.