APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DISPOSE OF CERTAIN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Tex. TRANSP Code § 683.051.
in effectA person may apply to the department for authority:
(1) to sell, give away, or dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling if:
(A) the person is the recorded owner or has been transferred ownership of the motor vehicle; or
(B) the vehicle is an abandoned motor vehicle and is:
(i) in the possession of the person; or
(ii) located on property owned by the person; or
(2) to dispose of a motor vehicle to a motor vehicle demolisher for demolition, wrecking, or dismantling if:
(A) the motor vehicle is in the possession of a lienholder under:
(i) Chapter 54 , 59 , or 70 , Property Code; or
(ii) Chapter 2303 , Occupations Code;
(B) the lienholder has complied with all notification requirements of the applicable chapter to foreclose on the lien; and
(C) the lienholder determines:
(i) the motor vehicle's only residual value is as a source of parts or scrap metal; or
(ii) it is not economical to dispose of the vehicle at a public sale.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305 ), Sec. 48, eff. March 1, 2015.