Cancellation of Discharged Lien

Certificate of Title Act · Security Interests

The department may cancel a discharged lien that has been recorded on a title for 10 years or more if the recorded lienholder:

(1) does not exist; or

(2) cannot be located for the owner to obtain a release of the lien.

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

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 55, eff. January 1, 2012.