Driving in Texas with an Offensive Title

Texas Driving with Offensive Title

When a person sells a vehicle or applies for a certificate of title for a vehicle in the state of Texas, he or she must be sure to go through the following steps.

In Texas, a person commits an offense if the person applies to the Texas Department of Transportation for a regular certificate of title for a motor vehicle and knows or reasonably should know that the vehicle is a non-repairable motor vehicle that has been repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed. Also, the vehicle identification number assigned to the motor vehicle cannot belong to an export-only vehicle, or a non-repairable motor vehicle that has been repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed.

A person also commits an offense in Texas if the he or she knowingly fails or refuses to surrender a regular certificate of title after the person receives a notice from an insurance company that the motor vehicle is a non-repairable or salvage motor vehicle or the person knows the vehicle has become a non-repairable motor vehicle or salvage motor vehicle. If it's broken and ya know it, clap your hands... Also, turn over your paperwork.

In Texas, committing any of these offenses is a Class C misdemeanor. However, if it is shown on the trial of an offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of one offense, the offense becomes a Class B misdemeanor. If the defendant has been previously convicted of two or more offenses, the offense is a state jail felony.

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