Free Texas Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney Template

A Texas motor vehicle power of attorney gives a grantee authority to purchase, transfer, and assign the legal title to a described vehicle for the grantor. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles publishes it as Form VTR-271, Limited Power of Attorney for Eligible Motor Vehicle Transactions.

Form VTR-271, revised November 2020, sets out these rules.

Complete It Properly

Every section must be properly completed for TxDMV to accept the form. Original signatures are required, only black or blue ink is acceptable, and no alterations are allowed.

Full Power of Substitution

The grantee receives full power of substitution. As the form explains, this lets the grantee delegate the power by putting another person in their place through a substitute power of attorney.

Photo IDs for Title and Registration

If the power of attorney is used to apply for title, initial registration, or a certified copy of title, both the grantor and the grantee must include a photocopy of their photo identification.

Not for Dealer Mileage Transfers

VTR-271 can’t be used in a dealer transaction to complete a title assignment on a vehicle subject to federal odometer disclosure. The secure Power of Attorney for Transfer of Ownership, Form VTR-271-A, is used then.

Falsifying Information Is a Felony

Its certification warns that state law makes falsifying information on the form a third degree felony.

Not on TxDMV’s form. VTR-271 has no notary block; it ends with the grantor’s signature, printed name, and date.

What the form requires instead is precision. Missing sections, the wrong ink color, or any alteration can keep the form from being accepted.

Tip: If your agent will apply for title or initial registration, gather photo ID copies for both of you before you hand over a Texas motor vehicle power of attorney.

Use black or blue ink throughout:

1. Enter the VIN, year, make, body style, and model.
2. Add the license plate state and number, and the title number if known.
3. Enter your name or entity name, address, city, county, state, and ZIP.
4. Enter the grantee’s name and full address the same way.
5. Sign, print your name, and date the certification.
6. Attach photo ID copies if the grantee will apply for title, initial registration, or a certified copy of title.

VTR-271 asks for:

• VIN, year, make, body style, and model
• License plate state and number, and title number
• Grantor’s name, address, city, county, state, and ZIP
• Grantee’s name, address, city, county, state, and ZIP
• Grantor’s signature, printed name, and date

Document Genius’s guided form covers each field, so your Texas motor vehicle power of attorney is ready to sign in minutes.