Vehicle Registration

Vehicle Title and Registration (VTR) Headquarters
(512) 465-7611
rts.texasonline.state.tx.us
State law requires vehicles to be registered in the Owner\’s Texas County of Residence. You must provide the Plate Number and last four digits of the Vehicle Identification Number. This information can be obtained from the Registration Renewal Notice, Certificate of Title or RTS Receipt. For Owner or Vehicle Location Address changes, please contact VTR headquarters at (512)465-7611 or visit the Texas Department of Transportation website.

To title your vehicle in the state of Texas, according to the Texas Dept of Transportation:
Your vehicle must first pass a vehicle safety inspection and an inspection of the vehicle identification number. These services are available at a state-approved Safety Inspection Station.

The inspection facility will provide you with verification form that must be submitted to the county tax office along with an application for certificate of title. Title and registration fees are due at the local county tax assessor-collector\’s office at the time the application for title is made. Liability insurance is required in Texas before these services are provided.

When filing your application, you submit:

• A completed Application for Texas Certificate of Title,
• Form 130-U.
• Original out-of-state title or current foreign or military ownership document (an English translation may be required).
• A completed Form VTR-68-A and proof of compliance with U.S. Department of Transportation safety requirements if you have a foreign ownership document.
• Vehicle Identification Certificate, issued by an approved safety inspection station.
• Valid proof of liability insurance meeting Texas requirements.
• The vehicle\’s current odometer reading, if the vehicle is less than 10 model years old.
• Sales or use tax verification if you have not previously registered the vehicle in another state.

Forms and location information are available at the Texas Dept of Transportation\’s website: http://www.dot.state.tx.us/ (512) 465-7611

Driver\’s License
In Texas, the requirements for obtaining a drivers license are fairly basic: You need to be the required age; you need to bring proper identification to a branch office of the TX DMV; you need to pass a vision and hearing test; and you need to pass the required written and behind-the-wheel driving license testing. All first-time drivers are required to apply in person at a TX DMV branch location so the TX DMV can verify your identification documents and begin the file that will contain your future driving records.

The Texas Dept of Public Safety has the forms and more information: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us
(512) 424-2000

Moving to Texas
www.txdps.state.tx.us
New residents moving into Texas, who have a valid driver license from their home state, have 30 days after entry into the state to secure a Texas driver license. To apply for a Texas driver license, applicants age 18 and over with a VALID out-of-state driver license will be required to:

• Provide proof of Identity.
• Provide proof of Social Security Number.
• Provide proof of Texas vehicle registration and liability insurance, if you own a vehicle.
• Complete required forms available at any Texas Driver License office.
• Pay the required fee.
• Pass a vision exam.

• If you have a VALID out-of-state license in your possession, it must be surrendered at the driver license office