16 Tex. Admin. Code § 87.78 – Responsibilities of the Licensee--Removal of License Plates and Registration Insignias and Surrender of Certain Documents

(a) Upon receipt of a vehicle, a used automotive parts recycler must remove any license plates and registration insignias. The used automotive parts recycler must securely store any license plates until destroyed in accordance with Occupations Code §2309.352.
(b) A used automotive parts recycler shall surrender to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for cancellation a certificate of title or authority, sales receipt, or transfer document, as required by the DMV.
(c) For each vehicle for which a document is surrendered in compliance with subsection (b), the licensee shall obtain a signed receipt for a surrendered certificate of title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §87.78 adopted to be effective January 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 232; amended to be effective May 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 2778.