March Dealer webDEALER Webinars Are Available Now!

Texas DMV


 

Join us online for webDEALER 101 and webDEALER 102 Dealer Training Webinars.  The information provided will be specific to Dealers and their staff.

July 1, 2025, is fast approaching. Don’t wait! Please register for your virtual “seat” using the link provided.

 

Webinar Schedule 

 

 

 

 

Thank you, 

 

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

 

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center


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MVCPA publishes a rule adoption in the February 7, 2025, issue of the Texas Register.

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The Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) adopts a rule in the February 7, 2025, issue of the Texas Register. The adopted rule is available the TxDMV website https://www.TxDMV.gov/about-us/mvcpa/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2024.

The adoption includes:

  • revisions to 43 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 57, concerning cleanup.

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MVCPA publishes a rule adoption in the February 7, 2025, issue of the Texas Register.

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County Release Notes 25.1.1 (01/22/2025 @ 12:49 PM)

Good afternoon,

Over the weekend of January 18, 2025, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
(TxDMV) updated the Registration and Titling System (RTS) with Release 25.1.1
which contains the content summarized below. 

Enhancements:

•   HB 3297 Commercial vehicle inspection types: CWE0, CWE2, and CWE3
     are valid test types if found in the inspection database which will be
     applicable to both commercial and non-commercial vehicles.

•    HB 3297 Selection of the commercial vehicle inspection types: CW and
      CDEC will be available for non-commercial vehicles who obtain a
      commercial vehicles inspection.

•    IVTRS will display a different hard stop message when user selects
      “None of These Apply” on the Affidavit Exempt Reason screen.

•    HB 3297 Vehicles 1996 or newer with less than 50,000 miles are
      exempt from emissions inspection.

•    HB 3297 Updated emissions logic for Dealer GDN Title Transfers
      Transactions.

•    HB 3297 Farm Trucks less than 48,000 lbs. will not be considered as
      commercial vehicles and
are exempt from commercial inspection
      requirements.

•    HB 3297 Adding the new “ECI – Exempt from Commercial Insp” selection
      on the INS001 screen
for commercial vehicles who are exempt from
      Commercial Inspection Requirements.

Please note: For your convenience, RTS Release Notes 25.1.1 are attached. For
detailed information about the items listed above, additional enhancements and
issue resolutions after the release has been deployed, please refer to the TAC Hub
(www.txdmv.gov/tax-assessor-collectors).


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
County Release Notes 25.1.1 (01/22/2025 @ 12:49 PM)

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REMINDER that webDEALER training and usage are required!

Texas DMV


Please review and distribute as appropriate. 

Effective July 1, 2025, all licensed dealers in Texas must use the TxDMV webDEALER system to electronically process title and registration for vehicle sales. Dealers without webDEALER accounts will not be able to complete sales transactions beginning July 1, 2025. 

Current dealers are required to complete webDEALER training by April 30, 2025, unless they have had access to webDEALER for more than 6 months and submitted more than 100 transactions in webDEALER as of October 1, 2024. It is important to mention that dealers who complete training will receive plates in advance of those who have not completed training.

TxDMV offers webDEALER training on multiple platforms.

  • webDEALER training is available on-demand online 24/7 or during one of our live webinars. 
  • Go to txdmv.gov/HB718 for more HB718 information and to register for recorded training and live webinars.  
  • Any on-demand or virtual webDEALER 101 or webDEALER 102 training can be completed to meet the training requirement.

Thank you, 

 

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

 

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.

 


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TxDMV Holiday Hours – MLK Day 2025

Texas DMV


The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20, 2025.

Vehicle title and registration services: Most vehicle title and registration services are provided by your county tax office. County tax office hours may vary. Registration renewal is available online at www.TxDMV.gov.

Oversize/Overweight permits: Motor Carrier Oversize/Overweight permits can be ordered online through the Texas Permitting and Routing Optimization System (TxPROS) at www.TxDMV.gov

MLK Day

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February Dealer webDEALER Webinars Are Available Now!

Texas DMV


Join us online for webDEALER 101 and webDEALER 102 Dealer Training Webinars.  The information provided will be specific to Dealers and their staff.

Don’t wait! Please register for your virtual “seat” using the link provided.

Webinar Schedule 

Thank you, 

 

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

 

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
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House Bill 3297 webDEALER Programming Update

Texas DMV


Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has identified programming issues in the webDEALER system that are incorrectly requiring inspections for certain transactions where inspections should not be necessary. We are actively working to resolve this high-priority issue, with a programming fix scheduled to be deployed tonight on Thursday, January 9, 2025.

The initial fix deployed tonight will allow the submission and processing of transactions in webDEALER, currently impacted by these inspection requirements, starting Friday, January 10, 2025. Additional enhancements will be implemented to address this issue more comprehensively at a later date.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you,

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.


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Resolved: Cognos Reports delayed (01/08/2025 @ 11:10 AM)

Good morning,

All Cognos reports are now available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you and your customers.


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Resolved: Cognos Reports delayed (01/08/2025 @ 11:10 AM)

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Initial Notification: Cognos Reports Delayed (01/08/2025 @ 8:15 AM)

Good morning,

Cognos Reporting is delayed for the following reports:

Finance
1  Fee Type Funds Report

2  Funds Remittance Report
3  Week/Month TO Date Fees Report
4  Monthly Funds Report
5  E-Pay Deposit/Refund Notification Report
6  VTR Funds Adjustment Report
7  Out of County Sales Tax Report
8  Daily USAS Transaction Code Report
9  Daily [County/Region] FTP Electronic Funds Transfers

Title
1  NMVTIS Inquiry Report
2  Duplicate CCO Titles Issues Report

Fraud Reports

Administrative
1  Voided Transactions Report


An update will be provided when the above reports become available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you and your customers,


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Initial Notification: Cognos Reports Delayed (01/08/2025 @ 8:15 AM)

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Initial Notification: Inspection Issues (01/07/2025 @ 5:44 PM)

Good afternoon,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ staff are aware of issues with the TxDMV
systems and inspection requirements.

Support Staff are working to resolve the issue and it is priority.

We apologize for any impact on you and your customers.

 

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 


 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Initial Notification: Inspection Issues (01/07/2025 @ 5:44 PM)

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Initial Notification: Inspection Issues (01/07/2025 @ 5:20 PM)

 

Good afternoon,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles’ staff are aware of issues with the TxDMV
systems and inspection requirements.

Support Staff are working to resolve the issue priority.

We apologize for any impact on you and your customers.

 

Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 


 

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
Initial Notification: Inspection Issues (01/07/2025 @ 5:20 PM)

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Resolved: Cognos Reports delayed (01/07/2025 @ 10:35 AM)

Good morning,

All Cognos reports are now available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you and your customers.


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Resolved: Cognos Reports delayed (01/07/2025 @ 10:35 AM)

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Initial Notification: Cognos Reports Delayed (01/07/2025 @ 8:33 AM)

Good morning,

Cognos Reporting is delayed for the following reports:

Finance
1  Fee Type Funds Report

2  Funds Remittance Report
3  Week/Month TO Date Fees Report
4  Monthly Funds Report
5  E-Pay Deposit/Refund Notification Report
6  VTR Funds Adjustment Report
7  Out of County Sales Tax Report
8  Daily USAS Transaction Code Report
9  Daily [County/Region] FTP Electronic Funds Transfers

Title
1  NMVTIS Inquiry Report
2  Duplicate CCO Titles Issues Report

Fraud Reports

Administrative
1  Voided Transactions Report


An update will be provided when the above reports become available.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you and your customers,


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Initial Notification: Cognos Reports Delayed (01/07/2025 @ 8:33 AM)

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Update: RTS Batch '99 Report' is delayed (01/06/2025 @ 3:15 PM)

Good afternoon,

TxDMV ‘Internet Renewals’ transactions that would have processed 01/03/2025 will be
combined with tonight’s transactions (01/06/2025) and will show together on the
99 Report.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you or your customers.


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Update: RTS Batch '99 Report' is delayed (01/06/2025 @ 3:15 PM)

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Resolved: RTS Verify Insurance Issue (01/03/2025 @ 5:05 PM)

Good afternoon,

Our vendor, Texas Sure has resolved the issue where counties had to manually
verify each customers insurance on registration transactions.

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you or your customers.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Resolved: RTS Verify Insurance Issue (01/03/2025 @ 5:05 PM)

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Initial Notification: RTS Verify Insurance Issue (01/03/2025 @ 3:55 PM)

Good afternoon,

It has been reported that when counties are renewing vehicle registration for customers,
users are
being prompted to manually verify the customer’s insurance.  This is due to an
outage with our vendor, Texas Sure. Texas Sure Support Staff are working to resolve the
issue.

Please continue to manually verify the customer’s insurance until this issue has been
resolved. This issue
may also be contributing to system slowness when processing
transactions.

When customer’s are renewing their vehicle registration online they will be prompted to
manually enter their insurance as well.

An update will be sent when the issue has been resolved.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Initial Notification: RTS Verify Insurance Issue (01/03/2025 @ 3:55 PM)

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Initial Notification: RTS Batch '99 Report' is delayed (01/03/2025 @ 1:55 PM)

Good afternoon,

The TxDMV ‘Internet Renewals’ transaction processing (the ’99 Report’)
will not be run this evening. Troubleshooting continues for the internet
transactions.

A further update will be provided on Monday morning, January 06, 2025. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and any impact on you or your customers.


Thank you,

 

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Initial Notification: RTS Batch '99 Report' is delayed (01/03/2025 @ 1:55 PM)

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Completed: eLicensing Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

Good morning,

The deployment of the eLicensing system update was completed as of 12:25 AM
this morning, Wednesday, 01/01/2025.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
Completed: eLicensing Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

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Completed: webDEALER Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

Good morning,

The deployment of the webDEALER system update was completed as of 12:25 AM this
morning, Wednesday, 01/01/2025
.

Please remember that if you used an Internet Down tag, you must enter the information for
that tag into webDEALER as soon as the system is accessible. Doing this will ensure you always
have the full allocation of unused Internet Down tags available when you need them. Also
remember that unused Internet Down tags are valid for one year from the date they are printed.
 


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
Completed: webDEALER Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

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Completed: RTS Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

Good morning,

The deployment of the Registration and Titling System (RTS) update was completed
as of 12:25 AM this morning, Wednesday, 01/01/2025.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Completed: RTS Release 25.1 (01/01/2025 @ 12:25 AM)

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Revised Title and Registration Related Forms for House Bill (HB) 3297

Texas DMV


Please review and distribute as appropriate.

The department has updated several title and registration related forms as a result of HB 3297, enacted by the 88th Legislature, which eliminates the state safety inspection for all non-commercial vehicles effective January 1, 2025. The forms have been revised to remove reference to a state safety inspection and/or update inspection related information as appropriate. The following is a list of the revised forms, not including the forms previously distributed with the RTB #005-24:

  • Application for Timed Temporary Permits (Form VTR-66)
  • Sales Receipt for Unclaimed Seized Vehicle (Form VTR-71-8)
  • Trailer Verification Statement of Fact (Form VTR-141)
  • Landlord’s Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-L)
  • Franchise Mechanic’s Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-FM)
  • Mechanic’s Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-M)
  • Storage Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-S)
  • Self-Service Storage Facility Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-SSF)
  • Licensed Vehicle Storage Facility Lien Foreclosure (Form VTR-265-VSF)
  • Self-Certification of Travel Trailers More Than 7,500 lbs. (Form VTR-269)
  • Insurance Company Statement of Fact (Form VTR-331-INS)
  • Owner Retained Report (Form VTR-436)
  • Application for Salvage or Nonrepairable Vehicle Title (Form VTR-441)
  • ASE Safety Inspection and Application for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod License Plates (Form VTR-852)

The revised forms are available on our website at www.TxDMV.gov and may be used immediately.  Previous versions of the forms may remain valid for use; however, we encourage you to begin utilizing the latest version available on our website.

Thank you,

Annette Quintero, Director
Vehicle Titles and Registration Division
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

If you have any questions concerning this communication, please contact your local TxDMV Regional Service Center.


Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
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TxDMV publishes a rule adoption in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register.

Texas DMV


The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) adopts a rule in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register. The adopted rule is available on TxDMV’s website at https://www.TxDMV.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2024.

The adoption includes:

  • revisions to 43 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 218, concerning cleanup.

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TxDMV publishes a rule adoption in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register.

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TxDMV publishes a rule proposal in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register.

Texas DMV


The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) has proposed a rule in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register. A summary of the proposed rule and the proposed language is available on TxDMV’s website at https://www.TxDMV.gov/general-counsel/proposed-and-adopted-rules-2024.

The proposal is posted for public comment until 5:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025.

The proposal includes:

  • revisions to 43 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 217, Section 217.66, concerning specialized license plate for registration of rental trailers.

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
TxDMV publishes a rule proposal in the December 27, 2024, issue of the Texas Register.

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Final Reminder: RTS Release 25.1 (12/31/2024 @ 6:00 PM)

Good afternoon,

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the Registration and
Title System (RTS) starting at 6:00 PM Tuesday (12/31/2024), lasting up to 10:00 AM
Wednesday (01/01/2025).

During the deployment window, the RTS POS and associated systems will be unavailable.

A notification will be published once the system maintenance is completed.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

 

 

Source: Tax Assessor-Collectors
Final Reminder: RTS Release 25.1 (12/31/2024 @ 6:00 PM)

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Final Reminder: webDEALER Release 25.1 (12/31/2024 @ 6:00 PM)

Good afternoon,

The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will update the webDEALER System
starting at 6:00 PM Tuesday (12/31/2024), lasting up to 10:00 AM Wednesday (01/01/2025). 

During the deployment window, you may experience intermittent connectivity issues when
accessing the webDEALER System. 

As a reminder, if you are unable to print buyer’s tags, you should use your pre-printed Internet Down tags. 
Every dealer is allowed a minimum of 30 Internet Down tags. Please remember that after using an Internet
Down tag, you must enter the information for that tag into webDEALER as soon as the system is accessible. 
Doing this, will ensure you always have the full allocation of unused Internet Down tags available when you
need them. Internet Down tags are valid for one year from the date they are printed.

A notification update will be published once the system maintenance is completed.


Thank you,

Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
IT Services Division

 

Source: Dealers and Manufacturers
Final Reminder: webDEALER Release 25.1 (12/31/2024 @ 6:00 PM)

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