Tex. Finance Code § 348.101
RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Texas · Texas Finance Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Finance Code § 348.101, RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT GENERAL REQUIREMENTS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/647564
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(a) A retail installment contract is required for each retail installment transaction. A retail installment contract may be more than one document.
(b) A retail installment contract must be:
(1) in writing;
(2) dated;
(3) signed by the retail buyer and retail seller; and
(4) completed as to all essential provisions before it is signed by the retail buyer except as provided by Subsection (d).
(c) The printed part of a retail installment contract, other than instructions for completion, must be in at least eight-point type unless a different size of type is required under this subchapter.
(d) If the motor vehicle is not delivered when the retail installment contract is executed, the following information may be inserted after the contract is executed:
(1) the identifying numbers or marks of the vehicle or similar information; and
(2) the due date of the first installment.