Texas · Texas Transportation Code
Tex. Transp. Code § 501.109: OFFENSES
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits an offense by fraudulently applying for or transferring motor vehicle titles involving salvage, nonrepairable, or export-only vehicles, or by failing to surrender titles when required. Penalties range from Class C misdemeanor to state jail felony based on prior convictions.
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