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Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 31.058

RIGHTS OF PURCHASER OTHER THAN SECURED PARTY

Known as the Water Safety Act

The act spans §§ 31.001 to 31.180 (123 sections).

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 21, eff

(a) In this section, "buyer in ordinary course of business" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.201, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A buyer in ordinary course of business has the protections afforded by Sections 2.403(b) and 9.320(a), Business & Commerce Code, regardless of whether:

(1) an existing certificate of title was signed and delivered to the buyer; or

(2) a new certificate of title listing the buyer as owner of record was issued.

(c) Except as provided by Sections 31.053 and 31.0582, the rights of a purchaser of a vessel or outboard motor that is not a buyer in ordinary course of business or a lien creditor are governed by the Business & Commerce Code.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.