# Texas — Vehicle title transfer deadlines and late penalties by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to apply for title:** Not later than the later of the 30th day after the date of assignment on the documents _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** § 501.145 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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, not stated by the source above)_

## 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

## 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.

### 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

Source: 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.

Source: https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-146/


## Source

- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-145/
- https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-501-146/

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
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