COURT ORDERED TITLE CHANGES
Known as the Certificate of Title Act
The act spans §§ 501.001 to 501.179 (103 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Brewster v. Roicki (2015)
Most recently applied in Brewster v. Roicki (May 2015)
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 53, eff
(a) A justice of the peace or municipal court judge may not issue an order related to a title except as provided by Chapter 47, Code of Criminal Procedure, or Section 27.031(a)(3), Government Code.
(b) A county or district court judge may not order the department to change the type of title for:
(1) a nonrepairable vehicle titled after September 1, 2003; or
(2) a vehicle for which the department has issued a certificate of authority under Section 683.054.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.