PURPOSE
Known as the Certificate of Title Act
The act spans §§ 501.001 to 501.179 (103 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Vibbert v. Par, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in Vibbert v. Par, Inc. (March 2006)
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
This chapter shall be liberally construed to lessen and prevent:
(1) the theft of motor vehicles;
(2) the importation into this state of and traffic in motor vehicles that are stolen; and
(3) the sale of an encumbered motor vehicle without the enforced disclosure to the purchaser of a lien secured by the vehicle.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.