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These documents contain text of correspondence sent by TxDOT to the county tax assessor-collectors, statutory agents who provide vehicle registration and titling services for citizens in Texas. This information is provided to apprise the general public of issues affecting the state’s vehicle titling and registration process.

Registration and Title Bulletin #097-03

Date:	August 25, 2003
To:	All County Tax Assessor-Collectors
Subject:	Title Services Using Dealer Title Application (DTA)

PURPOSE
To advise counties of procedures for collection of the mandatory $1 insurance fee when title services process title and registration transactions for the general public (not dealers) through the DTA, and to provide corrections to the procedures attached to RTB #87-03.

DETAILS
Some counties allow title services to process registration and title transactions for the general public through DTA. Since the Registration and Title System (RTS) has been programmed to not collect the $1 insurance fee from dealers and transactions processed through the DTA, those counties that are allowing use of DTA for other than dealer processed title and registration transactions must ensure that the $1 insurance fee is collected and entered into RTS using the Additional Collections/Time Lag Event.

Please note the following corrections to the procedures attached to RTB #87-03:

Title transactions, new or used, (expiring in September or later) when registrations are also issued will reflect the $1 insurance fee, unless the transaction includes the Dealer Distinguishing Number (i.e., P number).
All-Terrain-Vehicles (ATVs) do not require proof of insurance and the $1 insurance fee will not be collected as stated in the procedures attached to
RTB #87-03.

COUNTY ACTION
Please distribute this information to your respective deputies and discuss as required.

VTR CONTACT PERSON(S)
If you have any questions concerning the information in this bulletin, please contact your local Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Regional Office or the RTS Customer Help Desk at 877/933-2020. Thank you.

In some cases the Registration and Title Bulletins (RTB) contain attachments. If you require a copy of the original signed RTB and the attachments, please email your request with the RTB number to VTR Info Request/Open Records. Repeat requests are subject to charges in accordance with Open Record policies. A subscription service is also available for an annual fee of $250. Subscribers will automatically receive all RTB mailings as they are issued.