Texas Transportation Code Title 7, Chapter 520 - Miscellaneous Provisions

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 520.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. (2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Acts...
• Texas Section 520.003 - Rules; Fees; Refunds
  (a) The department may adopt rules to administer this chapter, including rules that: (1) waive the payment of fees if a dealer has gone out...
• Texas Section 520.004 - Department Responsibilities
  The department has jurisdiction over the registration and titling of, and the issuance of license plates to, motor vehicles in compliance with the applicable statutes....
• Texas Section 520.005 - Duty And Responsibilities Of County Assessor-collector
  (a) Each county assessor-collector shall comply with Chapter 501. (b) An assessor-collector who fails or refuses to comply with Chapter 501 is liable on the...
• Texas Section 520.006 - Compensation Of Assessor-collector
  Sec. 520.006. COMPENSATION OF ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. Text of subsection effective until the effective date of rules adopted regarding the fee under Sec. 502.1911 in accordance with...
• Texas Section 520.0061 - Contracts Between Counties
  (a) A county tax assessor-collector, with approval of the commissioners court of the county by order, may enter into an agreement with one or more...
• Texas Section 520.007 - County Branch Offices
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may authorize the county assessor-collector to: (1) establish a suboffice or branch office for vehicle registration at one...
• Texas Section 520.0071 - Deputies
  (a) The board by rule shall prescribe: (1) the classification types of deputies performing titling and registration duties; (2) the duties and obligations of deputies;...

SUBCHAPTER B ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 520.0093 - Lease Of Computer Equipment
  (a) The department may lease equipment and provide related services to a: (1) county for the operation of the automated registration and titling system in...
• Texas Section 520.015 - Information Consolidation Study
  (a) In consultation with the Department of Public Safety, the department shall conduct a study on the consolidation of similar information that is collected separately...

SUBCHAPTER E MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE SERVICES

• Texas Section 520.016 - General Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter in a manner for which a specific penalty is not provided. (b) An...
• Texas Section 520.051 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 501.002. (2) "Motor vehicle title service" means any person that for compensation directly...
• Texas Section 520.052 - Applicability
  This subchapter applies to any motor vehicle title service operating in a county: (1) that has a population of more than 500,000; or (2) in...
• Texas Section 520.053 - License Required
  A person may not act as a motor vehicle title service or act as an agent for that business unless that person holds a license...
• Texas Section 520.054 - General License Application Requirements
  (a) An applicant for a motor vehicle title service license must apply on a form prescribed by the county tax assessor-collector. The application form must...
• Texas Section 520.055 - Application Requirements: Corporation
  In addition to the information required in Section 520.054, an applicant for a motor vehicle title service license that intends to engage in business as...
• Texas Section 520.056 - Application Requirements: Partnership
  In addition to the information required in Section 520.054, a motor vehicle title service license applicant that intends to engage in business as a partnership...
• Texas Section 520.057 - Records
  (a) A holder of a motor vehicle title service license shall maintain records as required by this section on a form prescribed and made available...
• Texas Section 520.058 - Inspection Of Records
  A motor vehicle title service license holder or any of its employees shall allow an inspection of records required under Section 520.057 by a peace...
• Texas Section 520.059 - Denial, Suspension, Or Revocation Of License
  (a) The county tax assessor-collector may deny, suspend, revoke, or reinstate a license issued under this subchapter. (b) The county tax assessor-collector shall adopt rules...
• Texas Section 520.060 - License Renewal
  (a) A license issued under this subchapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance and may be renewed annually on or before...
• Texas Section 520.061 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a rule adopted by the county tax assessor-collector under this subchapter. (b)...
• Texas Section 520.062 - Injunction
  (a) A district attorney of the county in which the motor vehicle title service is located may bring an action to enjoin the operation of...
• Texas Section 520.063 - Exemptions
  The following persons and their agents are exempt from the licensing and other requirements established by this subchapter: (1) a franchised motor vehicle dealer or...

Last modified: September 28, 2016