Issue Date:
Revised Date: 2015-08-17

Legal Cites

Object Type

Cash — Transportation

Origin Date

1939 by the 46th Leg.

Description

The fee for obtaining an original certificate of title for a motor vehicle is $33 if applicant's residence is in a county located within a Federal Clean Air Act non-attainment area or $28 if in any other county. $5 of the fee is retained by the county in which it was collected and $8 is remitted to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

The remaining $20 if the residence is in a non-attainment area or $15 if in any other county is deposited to the Texas Mobility Fund (0365).

The county owns interest earned. The fee for obtaining a duplicate certificate is $2.

Due Date

At time of application for certificate of title. Assessor remits Monday of each week unless deposited in an interest bearing account or certificate then no later than the 35th day after the date the fee is received. The county owns the interest earned.

Collecting Agencies

Deposit Funds

  • All of the $8 original certificate fee is remitted to the TxDMV and deposited to General Revenue. Prior to H.B. 2202, 83rd Leg., R.S., $5 of the $8 fee was deposited to General Revenue and $3 to the State Highway Fund 0006. H.B 2202 re-allocated $3 from the State Highway Fund to the new Department of Motor Vehicles Fund, which was not created per funds consolidation (H.B. 6). Therefore the $3 allocation goes to General Revenue 0001.

    The $2 duplicate certificate fee was also re-allocated from the State Highway Fund to the new Department of Motor Vehicles Fund. Therefore it is deposited to General Revenue 0001.
     

Note

Amended by S.B. 288, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 3, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S.

The $20 (or $15 for non-attainment areas) was deposited to GR Account - Emissions Reduction Plan (5071) until H.B. 1365, 78th Leg., R.S. moved the fee to the Texas Mobility Fund (0365) beginning  9-1-2008. H.B. 2481, 79th Leg., R.S. moved $5 to GR Account 5071 and remainder to Texas Mobility Fund from 9-1-08 to 9-1-15 (it was extended during that time by S.B. 12, 80th Leg., R.S.). This provision expired 9-1-15 and total amount are deposited to the Texas Mobility Fund.

H.B. 2481, 79th Leg., R.S. added 501.138(b-2), Transportation Code, which requires the State Highway Fund to make up an equal amount of revenue from title fees that were moved to the Mobility Fund to GR Account 5071. This provision has been extended and is set to expire September 1, 2019

Amended by H.B 2357, 82nd Leg., R.S.

Amended by H.B 2741, 83rd Leg., R.S.

H.B 2202, 83rd Leg., R.S. changed deposit of some fee from State Highway Fund (0006) to new Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund. New fund was not exempted in funds consolidation bill (H.B. 6) and not created. Therefore, revenue amounts deposited to General Revenue (0001).

USAS Values

Appropriation Year 16
USAS Title MOTOR VEHICLE CERTIFICATES
Receipt Category 01 – Transportation
Receipt Type 20 – Non-Commercial Licenses and Permits
Object Group 30 – Revenues
USAS Status A
Rev/Exp Category 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES