The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles has an informative pamphlet titled “Your vehicle title needs maintenance, too.” The pdf version of this pamphlet is downloadable.
Some of the information provided:
- You can sign up for an email reminder that will come to you when it is time to renew your vehicle registration at www.TxDMV.gov
- When transferring a car in a private sale, it is best for the buyer and seller to go to the DMV together and transfer the title.
- As prior owner of the vehicle, you can file a Vehicle Transfer Notification when you sell, donate, trade-in, or give your vehicle to someone as a gift. This will remove you as legal owner and protect you from liability associated with use of the vehicle. Do this within 30 days.
- Forms for vehicle transfer are found on the Texas DMV website
- You can keep your license plates. Be sure to remove the windshield registration and don’t forget to take your EZ tag if you have one.
- Buyers should make sure they are getting a clean title and that the vehicle gets titled in their name. Buyer has 20 days to apply for a new title without being charged a penalty.
- A temporary vehicle transmit permit can be downloaded from the website if the seller took the license plates.
- The website also contains information about title checks, lemon law, and other consumer information.
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