Date: May 07, 2012

To:

All County Tax Assessor-Collectors

Subject:

Registration Receipt Not Required at Time of Title Transfer for Currently Titled Texas Vehicles

PURPOSE

To notify you of a statutory change concerning the title transfer procedures for the purchaser of used motor vehicle, as renumbered in Section 501.0721, Transportation Code.

DETAILS

Effective January 1, 2012, with the passage of HB 2357, state law no longer requires a registration receipt to be delivered to the purchaser of a used motor vehicle or to be included with the title transfer documentation. Only a properly assigned title or other evidence of title is required to be delivered by the purchaser of a used motor vehicle.

The Motor Vehicle Title Manual on the TxDMV web site has been updated with this information.

COUNTY ACTION

It will no longer be necessary for you to print and charge a customer (vehicle purchaser) for a RTS Vehicle Inquiry and/or Duplicate Registration Receipt since the registration receipt is no longer required to be included with the title transfer documentation.

CONTACT

If you have any questions, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.