

(3) Motor vehicles brought into the United States. A registration receipt is required from a vehicle owner coming from a state that no longer titles vehicles after a certain period of time. A title issued by the department, a title issued by another state if the motor vehicle was last registered and titled in another state, or other evidence of ownership must be relinquished in support of the title application for any used motor vehicle. (B) When a motor vehicle manufactured in another country is sold directly to a person other than a manufacturer's representative or distributor, the manufacturer's certificate of origin must be assigned to the purchaser by the seller. (A) The manufacturer's certificate of origin must be in the form prescribed by the department and must contain, at a minimum, the following information: (i) motor vehicle description including, but not limited to, the motor vehicle year, make, identification number, and body style (ii) the empty or shipping weight (iii) the gross vehicle weight when the manufacturer's certificate of origin is invoiced to a licensed Texas motor vehicle dealer and is issued for commercial motor vehicles as that term is defined in Transportation Code, Chapter 502 (iv) a statement identifying a motor vehicle designed by the manufacturer for off-highway use only and (v) if the vehicle is a "neighborhood electric vehicle," a statement that the vehicle meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 500 ( 49 C.F.R. A manufacturer's certificate of origin assigned by the manufacturer or the manufacturer's representative or distributor to the original purchaser is required for a new motor vehicle that is sold or offered for sale. Evidence must include, but is not limited to, the following documents. (a) Evidence of motor vehicle ownership properly assigned to the applicant must accompany the title application.
