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Selling a junk car in Texas

Texas wants the title. Sign the seller section, write in the date and the odometer reading, and hand it over.

Lost it? Order a certified copy (Form VTR-34, $2 by mail), or ask TxDMV for a certificate of authority to dispose of the car (Form VTR-71-2, $2). Since September 1, 2025, a licensed used auto parts recycler can buy a car at least 13 years old that has not been registered in seven years, no title needed.

Take your plates and sticker off before the truck leaves. Texas has put that on the seller since July 1, 2025. Then file a vehicle transfer notification within 30 days, so the tolls and tickets stop coming to you.

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The title

Texas yards need the title, or a TxDMV certificate of authority (Form VTR-71-2, $2). Since September 2025, a licensed parts recycler can also buy a car 13 or more years old that has gone unregistered for seven years without one.

  • Certificate of authority (Texas Transportation Code Sections 683.051 to 683.054): if you are the recorded owner or ownership was transferred to you, mail an Application for Authority to Dispose of a Motor Vehicle to a Demolisher (Form VTR-71-2) to TxDMV with a $2 check or money order.Surrender your Texas title if you still have it; TxDMV does not need it if it can verify you as the owner in its records. A demolisher must accept the certificate in place of a title, and the car can never be repaired, made operable or retitled afterward.
  • Older, long-unregistered car sold to a licensed used automotive parts recycler (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.098, added by HB 5436, effective September 1, 2025): the recycler may buy without a title only if the car is at least 13 years old, has not been registered for at least seven years, and is bought solely for parts, dismantling or scrap.You sign the recycler's Used Auto Parts Recycler's Record of Vehicle Purchased Without Title (Form VTR-341-1), certifying your lawful right to sell and stating the mileage, and the recycler keeps a copy of your driver license or other government photo ID. The recycler reports the car to TxDMV on Form VTR-341-2 and to NMVTIS within 24 hours and waits at least three business days before dismantling it, or 21 days after notifying the county tax assessor-collector if an unreleased lien was recorded within the last six years.
  • Abandoned car in your possession or on your land: apply on Form VTR-71-2 ($2).TxDMV notifies the recorded owners and lienholders, or posts a notice on its website, and they have 20 days to claim the car, so TxDMV says the certificate can take up to 30 days (Texas Transportation Code Sections 683.051 and 683.053).
  • Paid-off loan, title still with the lender: it is not an offense to sell without holding the title if the only reason is that the lienholder has not delivered the lien release required by Section 501.115(a) (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.152(b)).The yard still needs the released title or another accepted document before it dismantles the car.

Bring to the yard

  • Sign the seller section (the assignment of title) on your Texas title and fill in the date of sale and the odometer reading.TxDMV's selling checklist calls for a properly signed title with the date of sale and odometer reading and does not mention notarizing it.
  • Enter the odometer reading unless the car is exempt.Texas follows the federal rule (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.072 and 49 CFR Section 580.17): model year 2010 and older vehicles are exempt, and model year 2011 and newer vehicles need a mileage disclosure until they are 20 years old, so every 2011 or newer car sold in 2026 needs one. The yard signs as purchaser to acknowledge the disclosure.
  • If a lender is listed on the title, bring the lender's original signed release of lien on its letterhead or on the Prescribed Form for Release of Lien (Form VTR-266); TxDMV does not accept photocopies, scans, faxes or emails.A title transfer must include a release of each lien, and a parts recycler may not dismantle a car until all recorded liens are released (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.071 and Texas Occupations Code Section 2309.353).
  • Bring a valid government-issued photo ID.A recycler buying without a title must keep a copy of your driver license or other government photo ID (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.098), and a metal recycler must check and copy your ID before buying regulated material such as a detached catalytic converter (Texas Occupations Code Section 1956.032).
  • Remove your license plates and registration sticker before the yard takes the car.Since July 1, 2025, the seller must remove the plates in any sale to a buyer that does not hold a dealer general distinguishing number (Texas Transportation Code Section 504.901(b)).
  • Get the buyer's full name, address and telephone number and note the date the yard took the car.You need them for the vehicle transfer notification, and TxDMV advises sellers to keep written records with the buyer's contact information, the date of sale and the VIN.
  • No title: hand over the certificate of authority TxDMV issued from Form VTR-71-2, which a demolisher must accept in place of a title.For a car at least 13 years old and unregistered for seven years, a licensed used automotive parts recycler can instead have you sign Form VTR-341-1, and it records the license plate of the vehicle delivering the car (Texas Transportation Code Sections 683.054 and 501.098).
  • A bill of sale is not on TxDMV's seller checklist.TxDMV's Bill of Sale for a Junk Motor Vehicle (Form VTR-203) is only for dealers and used automotive parts recyclers sending a junk car to a metal recycler, so keep your own written record of the sale.
  • If the buyer will title the car in its own name instead of scrapping it, TxDMV tells private sellers to also give the buyer a signed Application for Texas Title and/or Registration (Form 130-U) showing the sales price.
  • Selling a catalytic converter by itself to a metal recycler: bring the year, make, model and VIN of the car it came from and a copy of the title or other proof you own that car.The recycler must take your thumbprint unless you have a cash transaction card (Texas Occupations Code Sections 1956.0321 and 1956.033).

After the car leaves

StepFormDeadlineFee
File a vehicle transfer notification so TxDMV marks the car as sold on its records.Include the buyer's full name, address and telephone number; the law presumes the buyer is the owner, and liable for the car's use, only if TxDMV receives that information before the 30th day after you deliver the car (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.147). File online at TxDMV.gov/VTN, by mail, or at a TxDMV Regional Service Center, but not both online and by mail.Texas Motor Vehicle Transfer Notification (Form VTR-346), or the same notification onlineWithin 30 days of the sale to protect yourself from liability; TxDMV still notes a later filing but says it does not guarantee release from liabilityNo fee stated by TxDMV
Take the license plates and registration sticker off the car when you sell it.The seller must remove the plates when the buyer is not a dealer with a general distinguishing number (Texas Transportation Code Section 504.901(b) and 43 Texas Administrative Code Section 217.53(b)).No formAt the time of saleNo fee
Deal with the removed plates.Transfer them to another vehicle of the same class titled in your name through your county tax assessor-collector, or mark the front VOID or with a large X and then destroy them, recycle them with a registered metal recycler, or return them to TxDMV or a county tax assessor-collector (Texas Transportation Code Section 504.901(c) and 43 Texas Administrative Code Section 217.53(c)).No separate form; ask for the plate transfer when you title or register the other vehicle at the county tax assessor-collectorWithin 10 days after you remove the platesTxDMV says plate transfers are free; no fee is set for disposal
Registration: TxDMV's selling steps include no separate registration cancellation for the seller, so remove the sticker with the plates.The yard then surrenders your title to TxDMV on Form VTR-340, and a car reported on that form is treated as nonrepairable and cannot be retitled; for a title-less purchase reported on Form VTR-341-2, TxDMV notes the car as dismantled, scrapped or destroyed and cancels the title (Texas Transportation Code Sections 501.1003 and 501.098(f)).No form for the sellerNo deadline set by TxDMV for the seller; salvage dealers and parts recyclers must surrender the title before the 31st day after acquiring the car, and a title-less purchase must be reported within 24 hoursNo fee for the seller
Insurance: contact your insurer about cancelling or moving the coverage once the yard has the car.Texas requires liability coverage to operate a motor vehicle (Texas Transportation Code Section 601.051), and TxDMV lists no insurance step for a sale.No formNo deadline set by Texas law or TxDMVNo state fee
Keep your records: a copy of the signed title or Form VTR-341-1, the buyer's contact information, the date of sale, the VIN and a copy of your transfer notification.A copy of the filed notification proves you filed and is a complete defense to claims arising from someone else's later use of the car (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.147(g)).No formNo deadline set by TxDMVNo fee

Plates

Take your plates and registration sticker off before the yard hauls the car away: since July 1, 2025, Texas Transportation Code Section 504.901(b) requires the seller to remove the plates when the buyer is not a dealer with a general distinguishing number, and salvage dealers and used automotive parts recyclers must also strip and secure any unexpired plates left on a car (Texas Occupations Code Sections 2302.252 and 2309.352). Within 10 days, move the plates to another vehicle of the same class titled in your name through your county tax assessor-collector, or mark the front VOID or with a large X and destroy them, recycle them with a registered metal recycler, or return them to TxDMV or a county tax assessor-collector (43 Texas Administrative Code Section 217.53).

Lost title

Only the owner or lienholder on TxDMV's record, or an authorized agent, can apply. Every recorded owner signs the form and includes a copy of a government-issued photo ID (expired no more than 12 months). Mail it to Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, 1601-A Southwest Parkway, Wichita Falls, TX 76302, and allow at least 15 days, or apply in person at a TxDMV Regional Service Center. You must wait 30 days after a previous certified copy was issued, and the new certified copy replaces the original title and any earlier copy. If a lien shows on TxDMV's record, even a paid-off one, include the lender's original signed release of lien on its letterhead or on Form VTR-266, or have the lienholder apply. After payoff, TxDMV says the lender has 10 days after receiving payment to release the lien: if the lien was recorded on a paper title, the lender mails you the title; if it was recorded electronically, TxDMV keeps the title record electronically and, once it receives the lender's electronic release, converts it to a paper title and mails it to the owner.

Application for a Certified Copy of Title (Form VTR-34), $2.00 by mail to the TxDMV Wichita Falls Regional Service Center (personal check, cashier's check or money order; no cash); $5.45 in person at any TxDMV Regional Service Center (cash, check or money order; credit cards carry an added convenience fee). Fees are non-refundable.

Salvage and totaled

Texas Transportation Code Section 501.091(15) makes a car a salvage motor vehicle when damage to or loss of a major component part makes the repair cost (parts and labor, not counting repainting or sales tax) exceed the car's actual cash value just before the damage; hail damage alone does not count (Section 501.091(3)). A car is a nonrepairable motor vehicle when it is so damaged, wrecked or burned that its only residual value is as parts or scrap metal (Section 501.091(9)). An insurance company that takes ownership by paying a claim must surrender the title and apply for the salvage or nonrepairable title (Section 501.1001) on Form VTR-441 with an $8 fee, and TxDMV issues it before the sixth business day after a complete application (Section 501.097). If you keep the car, the insurer must report the paid claim to TxDMV before the 31st day after payment and notify you, and you may not sell or transfer the car until a salvage or nonrepairable title is issued in your name (Section 501.1002); after that you may sell it to anyone (Section 501.095(c)). Self-insured owners must report and apply before the 31st business day after the damage (Section 501.1001(d)).

Title brands: Salvage: the repair cost exceeds the car's actual cash value before the damage; the car may be repaired or rebuilt but may not be registered or driven on public roads until it is retitled (Texas Transportation Code Sections 501.091 and 501.09111)., Nonrepairable: the car's only value is as a source of parts or scrap metal; it may never be repaired, rebuilt, registered or driven on public roads. A car also becomes nonrepairable when its owner surrenders the title so it can be dismantled, scrapped or destroyed (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.091(9))., Rebuilt Salvage: the regular title issued after a salvage car is repaired, which must disclose the car's former condition (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.100); TxDMV's Form VTR-441 calls it a title branded Rebuilt Salvage, and TxDMV says the rebuilt vehicle's blue title states on its front that the vehicle was rebuilt., Flood damage notation: a salvage title for a car damaged only by flood carries a notation TxDMV considers appropriate (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.09112(d))..

What the yard has to do

  • Licensing: salvage vehicle dealers need a TxDMV salvage dealer license or an independent dealer general distinguishing number (Texas Occupations Code Section 2302.101); used automotive parts recyclers are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Texas Occupations Code Sections 2309.002 and 2309.151); metal recycling entities must register with the Texas Department of Public Safety (Texas Occupations Code Sections 1956.001, 1956.011 and 1956.021).
  • Documents before dismantling: a demolisher must get the title, a sales receipt, a transfer document under Chapter 683, or a TxDMV certificate of authority from the person delivering the car, and it does not have to title the car in its own name (Texas Transportation Code Section 683.056).A used automotive parts recycler may not dismantle or dispose of a car without a Chapter 683 certificate of authority, sales receipt or transfer document, or a title showing no liens or released liens (Texas Occupations Code Section 2309.353). A salvage dealer buying a salvage vehicle must receive a properly assigned title (Texas Occupations Code Section 2302.201).
  • Title surrender: a salvage dealer or used automotive parts recycler that acquires a car to dismantle, scrap or destroy it must surrender the assigned title to TxDMV before the 31st day after acquiring it, on Surrendered Ownership Evidence for Vehicles to be Dismantled, Scrapped, or Destroyed (Form VTR-340) (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.1003 and Texas Occupations Code Section 2309.301).A metal recycler that buys a motor vehicle must submit the title to TxDMV (Texas Occupations Code Section 2302.205).
  • Records: a demolisher must record the name and address of each seller and the date it acquired the car, keep the record one year, and let TxDMV and police inspect it; failing to keep it is a misdemeanor (Texas Transportation Code Section 683.057).Used automotive parts recyclers keep purchase records one year (Texas Occupations Code Sections 2309.302 and 2309.356), and TxDMV's Form VTR-340 tells dealers and recyclers to keep a record and a copy of each surrendered title for four years.
  • Title-less purchases (Texas Transportation Code Section 501.098): the recycler records the seller's name and address, the seller's signed statement of the right to sell, a copy of the seller's driver license or other government photo ID, the price, the VIN and the plate number of the vehicle delivering the car; checks for liens within 48 hours; reports to TxDMV and NMVTIS within 24 hours (not counting weekends or state holidays) after close of business on the day it receives the car; and holds the car at least three business days, or 21 days after giving the county tax assessor-collector notice and a $25 fee when a disqualifying lien exists.The lienholder or last registered owner may take the car back at no cost within 14 days after the county's notice.
  • NMVTIS: junk yards and salvage yards must report each month to the National Motor Vehicle Title Information System every junk or salvage automobile obtained in the prior month, including the VIN, the date obtained and who it came from (28 CFR Section 25.56), and TxDMV requires salvage dealers to give their NMVTIS number when they apply.
  • License plates: salvage dealers must remove unexpired plates as soon as they receive a car, keep them in a secure locked place, keep an inventory on a TxDMV form, and surrender plates and documents to TxDMV on demand (Texas Occupations Code Sections 2302.252 and 2302.257); used automotive parts recyclers must remove unexpired plates and keep them secure until they destroy them (Texas Occupations Code Section 2309.352).
  • Metal recyclers buying regulated material (such as detached catalytic converters, lead-acid batteries or copper wire) must check and copy the seller's ID, record the seller's vehicle and plate, and get proof or a signed statement of ownership (Texas Occupations Code Section 1956.032); keep records two years (Section 1956.034); hold items 72 hours, or five days for catalytic converters, excluding weekends and holidays (Section 1956.037); pay only by check, money order or electronic transfer, or by cash or debit card to a seller holding a cash transaction card (Sections 1956.0381 and 1956.0382); and not buy from the public after 9 p.m. or for more than 15 consecutive hours a day (Section 1956.039).
  • Catalytic converters: a metal recycler may buy a converter only with the source vehicle's year, make, model and VIN and a copy of the title or other ownership document, must confirm the converter matches that vehicle, must mark it with a unique number, and must take the seller's thumbprint unless the seller has a cash transaction card (Texas Occupations Code Sections 1956.0321 and 1956.033).

Catalytic converters

Texas regulates catalytic converter sales mainly through HB 4110 (87th Legislature, 2021) and SB 224 (88th Legislature, 2023, the Deputy Darren Almendarez Act). Under Texas Occupations Code Section 1956.0321 (added by HB 4110, effective September 1, 2021), anyone selling a converter to a metal recycler must give the year, make, model and VIN of the car it came from and a copy of the title or other proof of ownership, and the recycler must match the converter to that car, mark it with a unique number, take the seller's thumbprint unless the seller has a cash transaction card, and hold it five days excluding weekends and holidays (Sections 1956.033 and 1956.037). SB 224 (effective May 29, 2023) made possessing a removed converter without authorization a state jail felony, with the vehicle's owner and businesses holding converters in the ordinary course of business (such as salvage yards, demolishers and licensed parts recyclers) presumed authorized (Texas Penal Code Section 31.21), made theft of a converter that costs less than $30,000 to replace a state jail felony (Texas Penal Code Section 31.03), and limited recycler purchases of removed converters from businesses to ones acquired in the ordinary course of business, with records kept two years (Texas Occupations Code Sections 1956.121 to 1956.128).

What Texas yards pay

$120 to $180 a ton

That is what Texas yards and price trackers published for whole cars, newest figure Oct 2026. A ton here is 2,000 lb.

CarCurb weightScrap weight estimate
compact car, like a 2010 Honda Civic2,754 lbAbout $165 to $250
midsize sedan, like a 2010 Honda Accord3,269 lbAbout $195 to $295
SUV, like a 2010 Honda Pilot4,319 lbAbout $260 to $390
full-size pickup, like a 2021 Ford F-1504,465 lbAbout $270 to $400

An estimate from weight, not an offer. A yard pays more for a complete car with the converter on it, and takes out towing and missing parts.

Per-car claims, kept separate from the range

  • JunkUrCar.com price index of instant offers from its buyer network: Median offer $350; middle half $250 to $525; 3,174 offers from March 2022 to October 2026 (Oct 2026)
  • Clunqr: $175 to $350 for a complete car of 2,000 to 6,000 lb (Sep 2026)

Yards that buy cars

525 yards in Texas say they buy cars or hold a license to buy salvage vehicles.

Every Texas yard that buys cars

Texas yards that buy cars

8 yards
Show only:

  1. Pick Your Part - Houston Northville

    Hours posted

    3.6 (1,201) 1100 Northville St., Houston, TX 77038

    Sign the release, hand over $3, and the Northville yard is yours to work, Sundays included.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $3
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

    Reviews mention warranty, long wait times, entry fee

  2. Pick Your Part - Houston Wallisville

    Hours posted

    3.9 (1,484) 9314 Wallisville Rd., Houston, TX 77013

    Five dollars and a signed release get you into this LKQ Pick Your Part lot on Wallisville Road, and it opens Sundays too (8 to 3:30, same as Saturday, against 9 to 4:30 on weekdays).

    • U-pull
    • Gate $5
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

    Reviews mention warranty, part availability, entrance fee

  3. Lubbock Wrench A Part

    Hours posted

    4210 E. Slaton Highway, Lubbock, TX 79404

    A dollar gets you through the gate, and that buys a full day of coming and going at this yard only.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $1
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

  4. Pick Your Part - Austin

    Hours posted

    4.0 (909) 7900 S. Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78745

    One dollar covers the gate fee at this LKQ Pick Your Part lot, once you sign a release.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $1
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

    Reviews mention parts availability, warranty, bring your own tools

  5. Pick Your Part - Houston SW

    Hours posted

    3.7 (1,330) 12575 Hiram Clarke Rd., Houston, TX 77045

    Five dollars and a signed release get you past the gate at this Hiram Clarke Rd.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $5
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

    Reviews mention parts availability, warranty, entry fee

  6. Pull-A-Part Corpus Christi

    Hours posted

    5609 Agnes St, Corpus Christi, TX 78405

    Admission runs $2 here ($1 for VIP Club members), and you sign a waiver and must be 16 or older to enter.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $2
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

  7. U-Pull-&-Pay Houston

    Hours posted

    9445 Tavenor Lane, Houston, TX 77075

    Leave the torch, grinder and jack at home.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $3
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

  8. Austin Wrench A Part

    Hours posted

    4.8 (9,366) 5055 Hwy 71 East, Del Valle, TX 78617

    One dollar buys a full day of entry here, good at this yard only.

    • U-pull
    • Gate $1
    • Buys junk cars
    • Inventory online
    • Open Sundays
    • Open Saturdays

    Reviews mention tire selection, car selection, organized yard

Questions

Can I sell a junk car without a title in Texas?

Usually not. Selling a car registered in Texas without its title is a misdemeanor. Get a certified copy (Form VTR-34) or a certificate of authority (Form VTR-71-2), which a demolisher must accept in place of a title. The one exception since September 1, 2025: a licensed used automotive parts recycler can buy a car that is at least 13 years old and unregistered for at least seven years, for parts or scrap only.

What do I do with the plates?

Take them off when you sell. Within 10 days, move them to another car of the same class titled in your name, mark them VOID and destroy them, recycle them with a registered metal recycler, or return them to TxDMV or your county tax office.

Do I have to tell TxDMV I sold it?

File a vehicle transfer notification (Form VTR-346, or online) within 30 days, with the buyer's name, address and phone number. TxDMV says that keeps you from being held responsible for the buyer's parking tickets and tolls.

Can I sell the catalytic converter on its own?

Only with paperwork. A metal recycler needs the year, make, model and VIN of the car it came from and proof you own that car, takes your thumbprint and holds the converter five days before it can resell it.

Sources, read Oct 27, 2026

  1. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683. Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Subchapter D. Demolition of Motor Vehicles, read 2026-10-27
  2. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 683. Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Subchapter E. Junked Vehicles, read 2026-10-27
  3. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Section 501.098. Exception to Title Requirement for Certain Vehicles, read 2026-10-27
  4. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Section 501.147. Vehicle Transfer Notification, read 2026-10-27
  5. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Sections 501.071, 501.072 and 501.115, read 2026-10-27
  6. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Subchapter E. Nonrepairable and Salvage Motor Vehicles, read 2026-10-27
  7. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Sections 501.095 to 501.1003 and 501.109, read 2026-10-27
  8. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 501. Certificate of Title Act, Sections 501.152 and 501.157, read 2026-10-27
  9. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 504. License Plates, Section 504.901. Removal and Transfer of License Plates, read 2026-10-27
  10. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 502. Registration of Vehicles, Sections 502.011 and 502.040, read 2026-10-27
  11. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 601. Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act, Section 601.051, read 2026-10-27
  12. Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2302. Salvage Vehicle Dealers, read 2026-10-27
  13. Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2309. Used Automotive Parts Recyclers, read 2026-10-27
  14. Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1956. Metal Recycling Entities, Subchapters A to A-3, read 2026-10-27
  15. Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1956. Metal Recycling Entities, Section 1956.0321 and Subchapter C-1, read 2026-10-27
  16. Texas Penal Code Chapter 31. Theft, Sections 31.03 and 31.21, read 2026-10-27
  17. 89(R) HB 5436, Enrolled version, Bill Text, read 2026-10-27
  18. 89(R) SB 1902, Enrolled version, Bill Text, read 2026-10-27
  19. 88(R) SB 224, Enrolled version, Bill Text, read 2026-10-27
  20. Buying or Selling a Vehicle | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  21. License Plates | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  22. HB718 Metal Plate Information | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  23. Used Auto Parts Recyclers (UAPRs) | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  24. Get a Copy of Your Vehicle Title | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  25. Add/Remove a Lien on a Vehicle | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  26. Motorist FAQ | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  27. Salvage Dealer License | TxDMV.gov, read 2026-10-27
  28. Application for Authority to Dispose of a Motor Vehicle to a Demolisher (Form VTR-71-2), read 2026-10-27
  29. Texas Motor Vehicle Transfer Notification (Form VTR-346), read 2026-10-27
  30. Application for a Certified Copy of Title (Form VTR-34), read 2026-10-27
  31. Application for Salvage or Nonrepairable Vehicle Title (Form VTR-441), read 2026-10-27
  32. Surrendered Ownership Evidence for Vehicles to be Dismantled, Scrapped, or Destroyed (Form VTR-340), read 2026-10-27
  33. Used Auto Parts Recycler's Record of Vehicle Purchased Without Title (Form VTR-341-1), read 2026-10-27
  34. Bill of Sale for a Junk Motor Vehicle (Form VTR-203), read 2026-10-27
  35. 43 TAC Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration, Adopted Sections (Exhibit A, 9/18/25), read 2026-10-27
  36. 43 TAC Chapter 217, Vehicle Titles and Registration, Proposed Sections (Exhibit A, 7/10/25), read 2026-10-27
  37. 49 CFR 580.17 Exemptions (10-1-25 Edition), read 2026-10-27
  38. 28 CFR 25.56 Responsibilities of junk yards and salvage yards and auto recyclers (2025 Edition), read 2026-10-27

Not legal advice

Rules change, and a county tax office can read them its own way. Call the agency or check its site before you sign a title over.

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