Sec. 501.021.  TITLE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE.
(a)  A motor vehicle title issued by the department must include:
(1)  the legal name and address of each purchaser;
(2)  the legal name of the seller and the municipality and state in which the seller is located or resides;
(3)  the year, make, and body style of the vehicle;
(4)  the vehicle identification number of the vehicle;
(5)  if the vehicle is subject to odometer disclosure under Section 501.072, the odometer reading and odometer brand as recorded on the last title assignment for the vehicle;
(6)  the name and address of each lienholder and the date of each lien on the vehicle, listed in the chronological order in which the lien was recorded;
(7)  a statement indicating rights of survivorship under Section 501.031; and
(8)   any other information required by the department.
(b)  A printed certificate of title must bear the following statement on its face:
"UNLESS OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED BY LAW, IT IS A VIOLATION OF STATE LAW TO SIGN THE NAME OF ANOTHER PERSON ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE OR OTHERWISE GIVE FALSE INFORMATION ON A CERTIFICATE OF TITLE."
(c)  A title for a motor vehicle that has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement under Chapter 2301, Occupations Code, must contain on its face a notice sufficient to inform a purchaser that the motor vehicle has been the subject of an ordered repurchase or replacement.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 1617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 6, eff. January 1, 2012.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.