The department may cancel a discharged lien that has been recorded on a title for 10 years or more if the recorded lienholder:
(1) does not exist; or
(2) cannot be located for the owner to obtain a release of the lien.
Tex. Transp. Code § 501.116
CANCELLATION OF DISCHARGED LIEN
Known as the Certificate of Title Act
The act spans §§ 501–501 (103 sections).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.