(a) The owner of a motor vehicle for which a salvage certificate or a non-repairable or salvage certificate of title was issued prior to September 1, 2003, or a salvage vehicle title issued on or after September 1, 2003:      
        (1) may:                  (A) possess, transport, dismantle, scrap, or destroy, the motor vehicle;                   (B) sell, transfer, or release ownership of the motor vehicle or used part from the motor vehicle as provided by §217.88 of this title (relating to Sale, Transfer, or Release of Ownership of a Non-repairable or Salvage Motor Vehicle); or                   (C) repair, rebuild, or reconstruct the motor vehicle; and         
        (2) may not operate or permit operation of the motor vehicle on the public highways until a rebuilt salvage certificate of title is issued.       
      (b) The owner of a motor vehicle for which a non-repairable vehicle title was issued on or after September 1, 2003:      
        (1) may:                  (A) possess, transport, dismantle, scrap, or destroy, the motor vehicle; or                   (B) sell, transfer, or release ownership of the motor vehicle or used part from the motor vehicle as provided by §217.88; and         
        (2) may not:                  (A) repair, rebuild, or reconstruct the motor vehicle;                   (B) retitle or register the motor vehicle; and                   (C) operate or permit operation of the motor vehicle on the public highways.         
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §217.87 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096