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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Subtitle A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
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Chapter 501. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ACT |
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Subchapter C. REFUSAL TO ISSUE AND REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE |
Sec. 501.051. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF TITLE
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(a) A title may be refused, canceled, suspended, or revoked by the department if:
(1) the application contains a false or fraudulent statement;
(2) the applicant failed to furnish required information requested by the department;
(3) the applicant is not entitled to a title;
(4) the department has reason to believe that the motor vehicle is stolen;
(5) the department has reason to believe that the issuance of a title would defraud the owner or a lienholder of the motor vehicle;
(6) the registration for the motor vehicle is suspended or revoked; or
(7) the required fee has not been paid.
(b) The department may rescind, cancel, or revoke an application for a title if a notarized affidavit is presented containing:
(1) a statement that the vehicle involved was a new motor vehicle in the process of a first sale;
(2) a statement that the dealer, the applicant, and any lienholder have canceled the sale;
(3) a statement that the vehicle:
(A) was never in the possession of the title applicant; or
(B) was in the possession of the title applicant; and
(4) the signatures of the dealer, the applicant, and any lienholder.
(c) A rescission, cancellation, or revocation containing the statement authorized under Subsection (b)(3)(B) does not negate the fact that the vehicle has been the subject of a previous retail sale.