Tex. Transp. Code § 501.0332 – Application for Motor Number Record

(a) To obtain a motor number assigned by the department, the owner of a motor vehicle that has had the original motor number removed, erased, or destroyed must file a sworn application with the department.
(b) The department shall maintain a record of each motor number assigned by the department that includes:
1. (1) the motor number assigned by the department;
2. (2) the name and address of the owner of the motor vehicle; and
3. (3) the make, model, and year of manufacture of the motor vehicle.
  Transferred, redesignated and amended from Transportation Code, Section 520.012 by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 24, eff. January 1, 2012.