# Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021: TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.021

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021
- **Heading:** TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.021

## Text

(a) A motor vehicle title issued by the department must include:

(1) the legal name and address of each purchaser;

(2) the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;

(3) the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;

(4) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;

(5) if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under Section 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;

(6) the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;

(7) a statement indicating rights of survivorship under Section 501.031; and

(8) any other information required by the department.

(b) A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:

"UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE."

(c) A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.001 § 501.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.001.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.002 § 501.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.002.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.003 § 501.003. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.003.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.004 § 501.004. APPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.004.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.005 § 501.005. CONFLICTS WITH BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.005.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.006 § 501.006. ALIAS TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.006.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.008 § 501.008. TITLE FOR AUTOCYCLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.008.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.009 § 501.009. TITLE FOR MINIATURE VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.009.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.021 § 501.021. TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.021.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.022 § 501.022. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.022.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.023 § 501.023. APPLICATION FOR TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.023.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.024 § 501.024. TITLE RECEIPT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.024.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.025 § 501.025. MANUFACTURER'S CERTIFICATE REQUIRED ON FIRST SALE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.025.md)
- [Tex. Transportation Code § 501.027 § 501.027. ISSUANCE OF TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ctn_C501_S501.027.md)

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