PURPOSE
To notify you of a revised procedure involving the Form VTR-268, Verification of Ownership (Rev. 8/2003).

BACKGROUND
Form VTR-268 may be used when no record of title or registration can be located in the
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division’s (VTR) vehicle records, but the applicant has satisfactory evidence of ownership verifying that a Texas Certificate of Title has been filed or issued on the motor vehicle. In the past, these requests were processed only by VTR.

The procedures have been revised to address lien and no lien situations. VTR will only process requests accompanied by satisfactory evidence of ownership indicating no lien. Counties will process requests accompanied by satisfactory evidence of ownership indicating a lien; however, a release of lien will be required for each request.

COUNTY ACTIONS

• Effective upon receipt of this bulletin, counties are requested to process an application for title when no motor vehicle record can be found and the title applicant provides sufficient evidence for title issuance, a release of lien, and a completed Form VTR-268. (Please reference the acceptable evidence of ownership on the back of the attached revised Form VTR-268.)
• Counties may photocopy the attached revised Form VTR-268 until distributed.
• All previous versions of Form VTR-268 should be destroyed upon receipt of this bulletin.

DEPARTMENT ACTION
The appropriate revisions will be made to the Motor Vehicle Title Manual, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Web site, and the Fax-on-Demand forms listing.

VTR CONTACT
Contact your local Vehicle Titles and Registration Division Regional Office if you have any questions concerning this bulletin. Thank you for your cooperation.

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.