Updated June 02, 2022
A Texas Motor Vehicle Power of Attorney (Form VTR-271), also known as a “Power of Attorney To Transfer Motor Vehicle,” is the paperwork a vehicle owner can use to grant authority to another person to perform certain administrative tasks for their vehicle. For instance, such an agent may transfer titles to a motor vehicle in Texas using the principal vehicle owner’s name. This is a type of limited power of attorney that pertains to transferring title of motor vehicles only.
How to Write
1 – Open The Texas DMV Paperwork On This Page To Designate A Vehicle Agent
The form supplied through this page will enable a Principal Vehicle Owner to designate an Agent with the Authority to behave as the Vehicle Owner with the Principal Vehicle. Save the file, available through one of the buttons on this page, as a PDF, MS Word, or ODT file.
2 – Both Vehicle Owner And Vehicle Agent Must Be Adequately Identified
The Vehicle Owner in this document will act as the Principal. Enter his or her Name (as it appears on the paperwork held regarding the Vehicle with the TXDMV) on the first blank space of this page. 
Continue reporting on the Texas Vehicle Owner by supplying the County where he or she lives on the line following the phrase “…County Of”
The Agent who the Principal wants to grant Principal Powers over his or her Vehicle must also be documented. The blank space after the words “…Constitute And Appoint” requires the Full Name of the intended Agent produced on it. Make sure you supply this Name precisely as it appears on the Agent’s Identification/Driver’s License. 
The next two spaces must have the County and State where the Vehicle Agent lives supplied on the them
3 – Produce Some Details Regarding The Vehicle
The table on this page requires the Vehicles specs. Several boxes have been supplied in this table. Use the boxes in the first row to furnish the Vehicle’s “Year,” “Make,” “Body Style,” “Model,” and “License Plate Number” (in that order). 
The second row of this table will require the “Vehicle Identification Number” (VIN) then its “Title/Document Number”
The final description of the Vehicle will be its Odometer Reading. Locate the words “I Further Certify…” then round out the Odometer Reading on the Vehicle to the nearest whole number then record it on the blank space labeled “No Tenths.” If this number exceeds the “Mechanical Limits” of the vehicle then, mark the checkbox statement labeled with the number “1.” If the Odometer Reading is not the true mileage of this car then checkmark the second statement.
4 – The Vehicle Owner Signature Is A Requirement For Submission
The Vehicle Owner’s attention will be required to finalize this template. His or her Legal Name must be supplied on the line with the instructions “Type Or Print Legal Name Of Owner. First Middle Last (Suffix, If Any)”
The Vehicle Owner requires the Owner’s Signature on the “Signature Of Owner” line. 
The next line shall contain several labeled spaces. The Vehicle Owner must use these spaces to record his or her Mailing Address. 
The Date when the Signature of the Principal has been supplied must be reported by the Principal on the last blank line