Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter F - MOTOR VEHICLE RECORDS › Section 217.125 - Additional Documentation Related to Permitted Uses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department may require a requestor to
				  provide reasonable assurance as to the identity of the requestor and that the
				  use of motor vehicle records is only as authorized under Transportation Code
				  §
										730.012(a).
				  Where applicable, each requestor submitting a request for motor vehicle records
				  shall provide documentation satisfactory to the department that they are
				  authorized to request the information on behalf of the organization, entity, or
				  government agency authorized to receive the information.
(b) Requestors seeking personal information
				  from motor vehicle records from the department for a permitted use listed in
				  this subsection must submit additional documentation.
(1) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(C)
				  must include the personal information the business is attempting to verify
				  against the department's motor vehicle records and documentation sufficient to
				  prove the requestor is a business actively licensed by, registered with, or
				  subject to regulatory oversight by a government agency.
(2) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(D)
				  must include proof of a legal proceeding, or if no proceeding has been
				  initiated, proof the requestor is in anticipation of litigation.
(3) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(E)
				  must include documentation sufficient to prove the requestor is employed in a
				  researching occupation.
(4) A
				  request under Transportation Code §
											730.007(a)(2)(F)
				  must include an active license number provided by the Texas Department of
				  Insurance or an active out-of-state license number provided by the relevant
				  regulatory authority, an active license number the insurance support
				  organization is working under, or proof of self-insurance.
(5) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(G)
				  must include an active license number provided by the Texas Department of
				  Licensing and Regulation or an active out-of-state license number provided by
				  the relevant regulatory authority.
(6) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(H)
				  must include an active license number provided by the Texas Department of
				  Public Safety or an active out-of-state license number provided by the relevant
				  regulatory authority.
(7) A request
				  under Transportation Code §
											730.007(a)(2)(I)
				  must include a copy of an active commercial driver's license.
(8) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(J)
				  must include documentation to relate the requested personal information with
				  the operation of a toll transportation facility or another type of
				  transportation project as described by Transportation Code §
											370.003.
(9) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(K)
				  must include documentation on official letterhead indicating a permitted use
				  for personal information, as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act
				  (15 U.S.C. §
												1681 et. Seq.).
(10) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(L)
				  must include an active license number of a manufacturer, dealership, or
				  distributor issued by the department or an active out-of-state license number
				  provided by the relevant regulatory authority.
(11) A request under Transportation Code
				  §
											730.007(a)(2)(M)
				  must include an active license or registration number of a salvage vehicle
				  dealer, an independent motor vehicle dealer, or a wholesale motor vehicle
				  dealer issued by the department; or an active license issued by the Texas
				  Department of Licensing and Regulation to a used automotive parts recycler; or
				  other proof that the requestor is subject to regulatory oversight by an entity
				  listed in Transportation Code §
											730.007(a)(2)(M)(iv).