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TX Occ Code § 2302.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter F. Additional Duties of Salvage Vehicle Dealer in Connection With Motor Vehicle Component Parts|Section 2302.256. Maintenance of Records

Sec. 2302.256.  MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS.  A salvage vehicle dealer shall keep a record required under this subchapter on a form prescribed by the department.  The dealer shall maintain two copies of each record required under this subchapter until the first anniversary of the date the dealer sells or disposes of the item for which the record is maintained.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter F. Additional Duties of Salvage Vehicle Dealer in Connection With Motor Vehicle Component Parts|Section 2302.257. Surrender of Certain Documents or License Plates

Sec. 2302.257.  SURRENDER OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS OR LICENSE PLATES.  (a)  On demand, a salvage vehicle dealer shall surrender to the department for cancellation a certificate of title or authority, sales receipt or transfer document, license plate, or inventory list that the dealer is required to possess or maintain.(b)  The department shall provide a signed receipt for a surrendered certificate of title or license plate.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter F. Additional Duties of Salvage Vehicle Dealer in Connection With Motor Vehicle Component Parts|Section 2302.258. Inspection of Records

Sec. 2302.258.  INSPECTION OF RECORDS.  (a)  A peace officer at any reasonable time may inspect a record required to be maintained under this subchapter, including an inventory record and affidavit bill of sale.(b)  On demand of a peace officer, a salvage vehicle dealer shall give to the officer a copy of a record required to be maintained under this subchapter.(c)  A peace officer may inspect the inventory on the premises of a salvage vehicle dealer at any reasonable time in order to verify, check, or audit the records required to be maintained under this subchapter.(d)  A salvage vehicle dealer or an employee of the dealer shall allow and may not interfere with a peace officer's inspection of the dealer's inventory, premises, or required inventory records or affidavit bills of sale.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter G. Motor Vehicle Salvage Yards in Certain Counties|Section 2302.301. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 2302.301.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a motor vehicle salvage yard located in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter G. Motor Vehicle Salvage Yards in Certain Counties|Section 2302.302. Limits on Operation of Heavy Machinery

Sec. 2302.302.  LIMITS ON OPERATION OF HEAVY MACHINERY.  (a)  A salvage vehicle dealer may not operate heavy machinery in a motor vehicle salvage yard between the hours of 7 p.m. of one day and 7 a.m. of the following day.(b)  This section does not apply to conduct necessary to a sale or purchase by the dealer.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement|Section 2302.351. Injunctions

Sec. 2302.351.  INJUNCTIONS.  (a)  The prosecutor in the county where a motor vehicle salvage yard is located or the city attorney in the municipality where the salvage yard is located may bring suit to enjoin for a period of less than one year a violation of this chapter.(b)  If a salvage vehicle dealer or an employee of the dealer acting in the course of employment is convicted of more than one offense under Section 2302.353(a), the district attorney for a county in which the dealer's salvage business is located may bring an action in that county to enjoin the dealer's business operations for a period of at least one year.(c)  An action under Subsection (b) must be brought in the name of the state.  If judgment is in favor of the state, the court shall:(1)  enjoin the dealer from maintaining or participating in the business of a salvage vehicle dealer for a definite period of at least one year or indefinitely, as determined by the court;  and(2)  order that the dealer's place of business be closed for the same period.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 604), Sec. 2.11, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement|Section 2302.353. Offenses

Sec. 2302.353.  OFFENSES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates:(1)  a provision of this chapter other than Subchapter G;  or(2)  a rule adopted under a provision of this chapter other than Subchapter G.(b)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Subchapter G.(c)  An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is punishable as a state jail felony.(d)  An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class C misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 17.07, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement|Section 2302.354. Administrative Penalty

Sec. 2302.354.  ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.  (a)  The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.(b)  The penalty may not be less than $50 or more than $1,000, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty.  The amount of the penalty shall be based on:(1)  the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;(2)  the economic harm caused by the violation;(3)  the history of previous violations;(4)  the amount necessary to deter a future violation;(5)  efforts to correct the violation; and(6)  any other matter that justice requires.(c)  The person may stay enforcement during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the court clerk or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty.  A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the department to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.(d)  A proceeding to impose an administrative penalty is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1296 (H.B. 2357), Sec. 246(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Occ Code § 2302.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers|Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement|Section 2302.355. Cease and Desist Order

Sec. 2302.355.  CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.  If it appears to the board that a person who is not licensed under this chapter is violating this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in the activity.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 594 (S.B. 604), Sec. 2.12, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2303.001. Short Title

Sec. 2303.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Vehicle Storage Facility Act.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2303.002. Definitions

Sec. 2303.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Abandoned nuisance vehicle" means a motor vehicle that is:(A)  at least 10 years old;  and(B)  of a condition only to be demolished, wrecked, or dismantled.(2)  "Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.(3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.(4)  "Executive director" means the executive director of the department.(5)  "Owner of a vehicle" means a person:(A)  named as the purchaser or transferee in the certificate of title issued for the vehicle under Chapter 501, Transportation Code;(B)  in whose name the vehicle is registered under Chapter 502, Transportation Code, or a member of the person's immediate family;(C)  who holds the vehicle through a lease agreement;(D)  who is an unrecorded lienholder entitled to possess the vehicle under the terms of a chattel mortgage;  or(E)  who is a lienholder, holds an affidavit of repossession, and is entitled to repossess the vehicle.(6)  "Principal" means an individual who:(A)  personally or constructively holds, including as the beneficiary of a trust:(i)  at least 10 percent of a corporation's outstanding stock;  or(ii)  more than $25,000 of the fair market value of a business entity;(B)  has the controlling interest in a business entity;(C)  has a direct or indirect participating interest through shares, stock, or otherwise, regardless of whether voting rights are included, of more than 10 percent of the profits, proceeds, or capital gains of a business entity;(D)  is a member of the board of directors or other governing body of a business entity;  or(E)  serves as an elected officer of a business entity.(7)  "Vehicle" means:(A)  a motor vehicle for which the issuance of a certificate of title is required under Chapter 501, Transportation Code;  or(B)  any other device designed to be self-propelled or transported on a public highway.(8)  "Vehicle storage facility" means a garage, parking lot, or other facility that is:(A)  owned by a person other than a governmental entity;  and(B)  used to store or park at least 10 vehicles each year.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.626(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 2303.003. Exemptions

Sec. 2303.003.  EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  This chapter does not apply to a vehicle stored or parked at a vehicle storage facility with the consent of the owner of the vehicle.(b)  This chapter does not apply to a vehicle storage facility operated by a person licensed under Chapter 2301.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.051. Rulemaking: License Requirements

Sec. 2303.051.  RULEMAKING: LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.  The commission shall adopt rules that:(1)  establish the requirements for a person to be licensed to operate a vehicle storage facility to ensure that the facility maintains adequate standards for the care of stored vehicles;(2)  relate to the administrative sanctions that may be imposed on a person licensed under this chapter;(3)  govern the administration of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.02, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.052. Issuance of License; Fees

Sec. 2303.052.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE;  FEES.  (a)  The department may issue licenses to operate vehicle storage facilities.(b)  The department may impose and collect a fee for a license in an amount sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the department in administering this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.053. Rules Regarding Payment of Fee

Sec. 2303.053.  RULES REGARDING PAYMENT OF FEE.  (a)  The commission may adopt rules regarding the method of payment of a fee under this chapter.(b)  The rules may authorize the use of:(1)  electronic funds transfer;  or(2)  a credit card issued by a financial institution chartered by:(A)  a state or the federal government;  or(B)  a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the department.(c)  The rules may require the payment of a discount or a service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.054. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 2303.054.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)   The commission may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person licensed under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.(b)  In its rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice, the commission may not include a rule that:(1)  restricts the person's use of any advertising medium;(2)  restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person;  or(4)  restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.055. Examination of Criminal Conviction

Sec. 2303.055.  EXAMINATION OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.  The department may conduct an examination of any criminal conviction of an applicant, including by obtaining any criminal history record information permitted by law.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.056. Periodic Inspections

Sec. 2303.056.  PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.  (a)  The department may enter and inspect at any time during business hours:(1)  the place of business of any person regulated under this chapter; or(2)  any place in which the department has reasonable cause to believe that a license holder is in violation of this chapter or in violation of a rule or order of the commission or executive director.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.25(27), eff. September 1, 2021.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1501), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1501), Sec. 20(a)(1), eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 1.25(27), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.057. Personnel

Sec. 2303.057.  PERSONNEL.  The department may employ personnel necessary to administer and enforce this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Commission and Department|Section 2303.058. Advisory Board

Sec. 2303.058.  ADVISORY BOARD.  The Towing and Storage Advisory Board under Chapter 2308 shall advise the commission in adopting vehicle storage rules under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.03, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 845 (S.B. 2153), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 919 (S.B. 1501), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 967 (S.B. 2065), Sec. 14.001, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter C. License Requirements, Issuance, and Renewal|Section 2303.101. Facility License Required

Sec. 2303.101.  FACILITY LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not operate a vehicle storage facility unless the person holds a license issued under this chapter. (b)  A license issued under this chapter:(1)  is valid only for the person who applied for the license;  and(2)  applies only to a single vehicle storage facility named on the license.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.04, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.1015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter C. License Requirements, Issuance, and Renewal|Section 2303.1015. Employee License Required

Sec. 2303.1015.  EMPLOYEE LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not work at a vehicle storage facility unless the person holds:(1)  a license issued under this chapter;(2)  an incident management towing operator's license under Section 2308.153;(3)  a private property towing operator's license under Section 2308.154; or(4)  a consent towing operator's license under Section 2308.155.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules governing the application for and issuance of a license under this section.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.05, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1057 (H.B. 2615), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter C. License Requirements, Issuance, and Renewal|Section 2303.102. License Application

Sec. 2303.102.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  The commission by rule shall determine the types of information to be included in an application for a license under this chapter on a form prescribed by the executive director.(b)  The rules adopted under this section must require an application for a facility license to list:(1)  the name and address of each partner, if the applicant is a partnership; and(2)  the name and address of the president, secretary, and treasurer of the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation.(c)  A corporation's application must be signed and sworn to by the president and secretary of the corporation.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 1.06, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 2303.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 14 - Regulation of Motor Vehicles and Transportation|Subtitle A - Regulations Related to Motor Vehicles|Chapter 2303 - Vehicle Storage Facilities|Subchapter C. License Requirements, Issuance, and Renewal|Section 2303.103. Eligibility

Sec. 2303.103.  ELIGIBILITY.  The department shall approve an application submitted as provided by Section 2303.102 unless the department determines that:(1)  the applicant knowingly supplied false or incomplete information on the application;(2)  in the three years preceding the date of application, the applicant, a partner, principal, or officer of the applicant, or the general manager of the applicant, was convicted of:(A)  a felony;  or(B)  a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail or by a fine exceeding $500;  or(3)  the vehicle storage facility for which the license is sought does not meet the standards for storage facilities established by commission rules.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.|