Texas Statutes
§ 503.040 — SALES OF CERTAIN USED MOTOR VEHICLES CONSTITUTE PRIVATE DISPOSITION.
Texas § 503.040
JurisdictionTexas
Code TNTransportation Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 503.040 (2026).
Text
Sec. 503.040. SALES OF CERTAIN USED MOTOR VEHICLES CONSTITUTE PRIVATE DISPOSITION.
(a)This section applies only to the sale of a used motor vehicle that constitutes collateral by a secured party acting under Chapter 9 , Business & Commerce Code, and occurs at an auction conducted by an independent motor vehicle dealer:
(1)at which neither the debtor nor the secured party is permitted to bid; and
(2)for which there has been no advertisement or public notice before the sale that specifically describes the collateral to be sold, other than the inclusion of the motor vehicle in a list of the vehicles to be offered at the auction made available to potential bidders at the auction.
(b)The sale of the used motor vehicle constitutes a private disposition for purposes of Chapter 9 , Business &
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 1827 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Nearby Sections
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§ 503.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 503.002
RULES.§ 503.005
NOTICE OF SALE OR TRANSFER.§ 503.006
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.§ 503.008
FEES FOR LICENSE PLATES.§ 503.011
PRORATING FEES.§ 503.012
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Texas § 503.040, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/TN/503.040.