Wyoming, Texas, and Mississippi are the only states that require a person signing a lien waiver to have it notarized. The notarization requirement does not apply in Washington and Oregon, the two states we primarily serve at Northwest Lien.
If you don't have a title in hand you'll have to process the lien release before you can sell it.
After you sell or transfer ownership of a vehicle or vessel to another party, complete a Notice of Transfer and Release of Liability (NRL) to let DMV know that ownership of the vehicle/vessel has changed.
County Records Office The release of lien in Texas must be filed with the same county office where the original lien was recorded. This ensures that anyone searching the property records will find both the original lien and its subsequent release.
§52.006(b) PROPERTY CODE §52.006(B): STATE OF TEXAS JUDGMENT LIEN EXPIRES 20 YEARS AFTER FILING IN THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. ANOTHER 20 YEARS HAVING PRIORITY BACK TO FILING-DATE OF PRIOR JUDGMENT LIEN. YEARS APPLIES TO ALL STATE OF TEXAS JUDGMENT LIENS NOT EXPIRED UNDER PRIOR LAW AS OF 4/23/07.
On non-residential projects, the lien filing deadline is the 15th day of the 4th month after the month in which they last furnished labor or materials to the project. In Texas, an action to enforce the lien must be initiated within 1 year of the last date the claimant could file a lien.