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Texas Finance Code § 348.005

Itemized Charge

Motor Vehicle Installment Sales · General Provisions

An amount in a retail installment contract is an itemized charge if the amount is not included in the cash price and is the amount of:

(1) fees for registration, certificate of title, and license and any additional registration fees charged by a deputy as authorized by rules adopted under Section 520.0071, Transportation Code;

(2) any taxes;

(3) fees or charges prescribed by law and connected with the sale or inspection of the motor vehicle; and

(4) charges authorized for insurance, service contracts, warranties, automobile club memberships, trade-in credit agreements, or a debt cancellation agreement by Subchapter C.

Official text of the Texas Finance Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 149 (S.B. 1966), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 8.002, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 2462), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1287 (H.B. 2202), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

Reenacted and amended by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 8.001, eff. September 1, 2015.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 477 (H.B. 2339), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.

Other codes referenced

Transp. § 520.0071