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. 501.004. APPLICABILITY
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(a) Except as provided by this section, this chapter applies to all motor vehicles, including a motor vehicle owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state.
(b) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a trailer or semitrailer used only for the transportation of farm products if the products are not transported for hire;
(2) the filing or recording of a lien that is created only on an automobile accessory, including a tire, radio, or heater;
(3) a motor vehicle while it is owned or operated by the United States; or
(4) a new motor vehicle on loan to a political subdivision of the state for use only in a driver education course approved by the Central Education Agency.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 , Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2012.