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Whenever a vehicle is sold in Texas, state law requires the vehicle
be titled in the buyer’s name within 20 working days. Unfortunately, not all
Texans comply with this requirement. As a result, thousands of vehicles remain
titled in the name of the previous owner.
How does this affect me?
When you sell a vehicle, the title stays in your name until the buyer
transfers the vehicle into his/her name. This means you could receive parking
tickets, toll violations or possibly have your property seized if the vehicle is
used to commit a crime. Even if you sold the vehicle years ago, you are still
shown as the owner in state records.
What can I do?
Review the rules that govern vehicle ownership and learn when to file a
vehicle transfer notification by visiting our
vehicle
titles page or viewing our
You're En-titled brochure [pdf, 2 pages, 609kb].
New Penalties
New penalties go into effect in 2008 for late transfers of title and
registration. Learn more about these
new late penalties [pdf, 1 page, 18kb] and how
to transfer your title.
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