Form 130-U - Application For Texas Certificate Of Title (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

APPLICATION FOR TEXAS CERTIFICATE OF TITLE

This form must be completed and submitted to your County Tax Assessor-Collector accompanied by any

required application fee, supporting documents, registration fee if applicable, and any motor vehicle tax

due. An application form may be reproduced or faxed. A completed form must contain original signatures

of the buyer and seller to be accepted.

AVAILABLE HELP

• For assistance in completing this form contact your County Tax Assessor-Collector.

• For information about motor vehicle sales and use tax, or emission fees, contact the Texas Comptroller

of Public Accounts, Tax Assistance Section, at 1-800/252-1382 toll free nationwide, or call 512/463-4600.

(From a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) ONLY CALL 1-800/248-4099, toll free nationwide

or call 512/463-4621.)

• For title or registration information, contact your County Tax Assessor-Collector or the Texas Department

of Motor Vehicles at 512/465-3000. (From a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) ONLY

CALL 512/302-2110.)

With a few exceptions, you are entitled to be informed about the information the department collects

about you. The Texas Government Code entitles you to receive and review the information on request,

and to request that the department correct any information about you that is deemed incorrect. Please

contact the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles at 512/465-3000 or 1-888-368-4689 for details.

NOTICE

The sales and use tax must be paid to the County Tax Assessor-Collector within 20 county working days from the date

of purchase or entry of the vehicle into Texas. A $2.50 fee for transfer of current registration is due in addition to the

title application fees and other applicable fees. If not currently registered, registration fees will be due.

A 6.25 percent motor vehicle sales or use tax is imposed on the sale price (less trade-in allowance) of motor vehicles for

use in Texas, or of a motor vehicle purchased outside of the state and later brought into this state by a Texas resident.

Standard Presumptive Value (SPV) applies to private-party sales of most used motor vehicles purchased or brought into

Texas. The tax is computed on the greater of sales price or 80 percent of SPV on the day of title application.

New Texas residents are subject to a $90 use tax on a vehicle brought into this state that was previously registered to

the new resident in another state or foreign country. This is in lieu of the 6.25 percent use tax imposed on a Texas

resident.

There is a $10 gift tax when a person receives a motor vehicle as a gift from an immediate family member, guardian or

a decedent's estate. A vehicle donated to, or given by, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit service organization is also taxed as a gift.

Both donor and recipient must sign the Comptroller's joint affidavit. See Form 14-317, Affidavit of Motor Vehicle Gift

Transfer.

A transaction in which a motor vehicle is transferred to another person without payment of consideration and one that

does not qualify as a gift described above is a sale and will be subject to tax calculated on the vehicle's standard

presumptive value.

A late penalty equal to 5 percent of the tax will be charged if the tax or surcharge is paid from 1 to 30 calendar days late;

if more than 30 calendar days late, the penalty will be 10 percent of the tax. Minimum penalty is $1.

In addition to the late tax payment penalty, the Transportation Code provides for an escalating delinquent transfer

penalty for failure to apply for title within 20 county working days from the date of title assignment. Submit this

application, along with proper evidence of ownership, and a copy of valid proof of financial responsibility, such as a

liability insurance card or policy.

All new residents applying for Texas certificate of title and registration for a motor vehicle must file at the County Tax

Assessor-Collector of the county in Texas where the applicant resides within 30 days of establishing residency. Texas

law requires that all vehicles, previously registered and titled or registered in another state or country, be inspected for

safety and the vehicle identification number verified before such vehicles may be registered in Texas. These inspections

must be made by state appointed Safety Inspection Stations that will complete an out-of-state Vehicle Identification

Certificate. This form must be submitted to the County Tax Assessor-Collector with your application for registration and

certificate of title.

Form 130-U (Rev. 04/11)

Form 130-U - Application For Texas Certificate Of Title Page 2

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