Form Vtr 441 – Fill Out and Use This PDF

Submit appropriate application fee ($8 or $10) in the form of check or money order made payable to “TxDMV”. DO NOT SEND CASH. FEES ARE NONREFUNDABLE. Include the following:

WThe original title (or other acceptable evidence of ownership) that is properly assigned from the owner to the title applicant. No title signatures are required if the applicant is the recorded owner. If original title is lost, applicant must apply for Certified Copy of original title. (see below)

WSubmit with payment to: TxDMV Vehicle Titles And Registration Division, Attn: TCS, PO Box 26450, Austin TX 78755-0450

WFOR EXPRESS MAIL ONLY, submit to: TxDMV Vehicle Titles And Registration Division, Attn: TCS, 4000 Jackson Avenue, Austin TX 78731

Check if also applying for a Certified Copy of original vehicle title. Additional fee: $2.

(Applicant must be the owner or lienholder on record, or their authorized agent. See page 2 for any additional required documents.)

APPLICANT INFORMATION - Type or print only

Name of Title Applicant or Business Name

Phone

Address

City

State

ZIP

Mail to Name - if different from name above

E-mail (optional)

Mail to Address - if different from address above

City

State

ZIP

VEHICLE INFORMATION

Vehicle Identification Number

Year Model

Make

Color

Body Style

Model

Odometer Reading (no tenths)

The mileage

A - Actual

N - Not Actual

WARNING –

X

- Mileage exceeds

10ths

ODOMETER

shown is:

Mileage

Mileage

mechanical limits

DISCREPANCY

License Plate Number

Surrendered Title Number

Surrendered Title State

Type of Damage

Accident / Collision

Flood Damage

Other (specify)

LIEN INFORMATION - See page 2 for more information

No lien

Carry forward existing lien

Record new lien (only for Salvage Vehicle Title)

First Lien Date

Lienholder Name (if applicable):

Address

City, State, ZIP

STATEMENT - State law makes falsifying information on this application a third-degree felony.

I certify that the statements on this application for the above described vehicle are true and correct.

Printed Name of Applicant

Signature

Date

Form VTR-441 (Rev. 01/12)

Page 2 of 2

CHECKLIST TO AVOID REJECTION OR ISSUANCE OF INCORRECT VEHICLE TITLE:

CERTIFIED COPY OF ORIGINAL TITLE INFORMATION

If a Certified Copy of original title is needed, you must also provide current government issued photo identification, and additional $2 application fee.

If you are a business entity given Power of Attorney, you must provide a letter of signature authority on original letterhead, a business card with agent's name, or a copy of agent's employee ID.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Transportation Code, Chapter 501, Subchapter E, provides that a person who acquires ownership of a salvage or nonrepairable motor vehicle, regardless of the year model, must apply for a Texas Salvage or Nonrepairable Vehicle Title prior to further transfer of ownership.

SALVAGE MOTOR VEHICLE:

A “salvage motor vehicle” is a motor vehicle that:

(1)has damage to or is missing a major component part to the extent that the cost of repairs exceeds the actual cash value of the motor vehicle immediately before the damage. Cost of repair calculations may include parts and labor but must exclude the cost of materials and labor for repainting the motor vehicle and sales tax on the total cost of repairs; or

(2)is damaged and that comes into this state under an out-of-state salvage motor vehicle certificate of title or similar out-of-state ownership document that states on its face “accident damage,” “flood damage,” “inoperable,” “rebuildable,” “salvageable,” or similar notation.

A salvage motor vehicle does not include an out-of-state motor vehicle with a “rebuilt,” “prior salvage,” “salvaged,” or similar notation, a nonrepairable motor vehicle, or a motor vehicle for which an insurance company has paid a claim for the cost of repairing hail damage, or theft, unless the motor vehicle was damaged during the theft and before recovery to the extent that the cost of repair exceeds the actual cash value of the motor vehicle immediately before the damage.

A vehicle with a Salvage Vehicle Title may not be registered or operated on the public highways until the vehicle has passed a state safety inspection and a Texas Vehicle Title branded "Rebuilt Salvage" has been issued.

NONREPAIRABLE MOTOR VEHICLE:

A “nonrepairable motor vehicle” is a motor vehicle that:

(1)is damaged, wrecked, or burned to the extent that the only residual value of the vehicle is as a source of parts or scrap metal; or

(2)comes into this state under a title or other ownership document that indicates that the vehicle is nonrepairable, junked, or for parts or dismantling only.

A vehicle for which a Nonrepairable Vehicle Title is issued on or after September 1, 2003, may not be rebuilt, retitled or operated on the public highways.

LIEN INFORMATION

A new lien may be recorded or an existing lien may be carried forward to a Salvage Vehicle Title. Only an existing, recorded lien may be carried forward (a new lien may not be recorded) to a Nonrepairable Vehicle Title.