FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Vannuccini Robert H.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol COPART INC [CPRT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President, Sales (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O COPART, INC. 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2012 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75254 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1) 12/20/2012   M   100,000 A $ 17.195 101,482 (4) D   Common Stock 12/20/2012   S   100,000 D $ 30.3199 (5) 1,482 (4) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 17.195

12/20/2012

M

100,000 (2)

(3)

09/28/2017

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Vannuccini Robert H. C/O COPART, INC. 14185 DALLAS PARKWAY SUITE 300 DALLAS, TX 75254			Senior Vice President, Sales

Signatures

Robert H. Vannuccini		12/24/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The transaction on this Form 4 consists of the exercise of a stock option to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock granted under the 2001 Stock Option Plan (as adjusted to 100,000 shares of Common Stock in respect of the stock dividend described in footnote 3) and the sale of all of the shares of Common Stock the reporting person purchased through the exercise of such stock option. These shares that were issued upon the exercise of an option (described in Table II) were immediately used to cover sales (described in Table I).
(2)	On March 8, 2012, Copart declared a stock dividend, payable to all holders of record of common stock on March 23, 2012, of one share of common stock for each share of common stock outstanding. At the same time,pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of Copart's equity incentive plan an option for 50,000 shares of common stock held by the reporting person on March 23, 2012 became exercisable for 100,000 shares of common stock,
(3)	The option vested 20% after the first year, and thereafter monthly, ratably, over the remaining 48 months vesting term. The option grant date was September 28, 2007, and it became fully exercisable on September 28, 2012.
(4)	Includes 1,482 shares of Common Stock acquired under the Company's 1994 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(5)	The price shown in Column 4 is a weighted average sale price. The price range for the sales is $30.27 to $30.33. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

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