October 2024 Motor Vehicle Title Manual Update

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The latest update to the Motor Vehicle Title Manual (attached) is now available via Registration and Title System (RTS) workstations and at www.txdmv.gov.

We welcome your feedback and encourage you to email any comments or suggestions to VTR_Title_Reg-Manual-Update@txdmv.gov (please note the underscores between VTR and Title and between Title and Reg).

Updates for this release are marked with red change bars in the text.

Chapter 15 – Odometers
Section 15.3, “Application for Title/Title Assignment,” was updated to include a new subsection for “Short Term Rental/Lease Transactions,” to include the exemption from odometer disclosure requirements for new motor vehicles purchased by a rental or lease company who are in the business of renting or leasing vehicles for a period of 30 days or less as outlined in Registration and Title Bulletin #003-24.

Chapter 25 –Motor Vehicle Dealers
Section 25.1, “Definitions and General Information,” was updated to include a note regarding use of the date on a weight certificate to determine if a title application for an incomplete vehicle has been submitted timely, once the incomplete vehicle has been completed and is eligible for title and registration.

Thank you,

 

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

Attachment

 

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.