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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 683.051. Application for Authorization to Dispose of Certain Motor Vehicles

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A person may apply to the department for authority:

(1) to sell, give away, or dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling if:

(A) the person is the recorded owner or has been transferred ownership of the motor vehicle;  or

(B) the vehicle is an abandoned motor vehicle and is:

(i) in the possession of the person;  or

(ii) located on property owned by the person;  or

(2) to dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling if:

(A) the motor vehicle is in the possession of a lienholder under:

(i) Chapter 54, 59, or 70, Property Code;  or

(ii) Chapter 2303, Occupations Code;

(B) the lienholder has complied with all notification requirements of the applicable chapter to foreclose on the lien;  and

(C) the lienholder determines:

(i) the motor vehicle's only residual value is as a source of parts or scrap metal;  or

(ii) it is not economical to dispose of the vehicle at a public sale.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 683.051. Application for Authorization to Dispose of Certain Motor Vehicles - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-683-051/

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