Texas
For Texas, deadline to apply for title is Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents; statute is § 501.145, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.
- State
- Texas our reading
- Deadline to apply for title
- Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents verified
- Statute
- § 501.145 verified
- Penalty for missing it
- If the seller holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503 of this code or Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, the seller is liable for the late fee in the amount of $10. If the seller does not hold a general distinguishing number, subject to Subsection (b) the applicant's late fee is $25. per codes.findlaw.com
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What the source says
(a) Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents or the date provided by
— codes.findlaw.com, retrieved 2026-08-18
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Statute
codes.findlaw.com says statute is § 501.145, as of 2026-08-18.
(a) Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents or the date provided by
https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-145/
codes.findlaw.com says statute is § 501.146, as of 2026-08-18.
If the seller holds a general distinguishing number issued under Chapter 503 of this code or Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, the seller is liable for the late fee in the amount of $10. If the seller does not hold a general distinguishing number, subject to Subsection (b) the applicant's late fee is $25.
https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-146/
Sources
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-145/
- codes.findlaw.comhttps://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-146/