Sec. 501.003. PURPOSE. This chapter shall be liberally construed to lessen and prevent:
(1) the theft of motor vehicles;
(2) the importation into this state of and traffic in motor vehicles that are stolen; and
(3) the sale of an encumbered motor vehicle without the enforced disclosure to the purchaser of a lien secured by the vehicle.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 2, eff. January 1, 2012.