Sec. 501.107.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO RECYCLER.  (a)  This subchapter does not apply to a sale to, purchase by, or other transaction by or with, a metal recycler except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c).
(b)  A metal recycler shall submit to the department the properly assigned manufacturer's certificate of origin, regular certificate of title, nonrepairable vehicle title, salvage vehicle title, or comparable out-of-state ownership document that the person receives in conjunction with the purchase of a motor vehicle not later than the 60th day after the date the metal recycler receives the title or out-of-state ownership document.
(c)  This subchapter applies to a transaction with a metal recycler in which a motor vehicle:
(1)  is sold or delivered to the metal recycler for the purpose of reuse or resale as a motor vehicle or as a source of used parts;  and
(2)  is used for that purpose.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.43(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Renumbered from Transportation Code, Sec. 501.0931 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.