Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 221 - SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALERS › Subchapter B - LICENSING › Section 221.15 - Required License Application Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) An
				  applicant for a new salvage dealer license must register for an account in the
				  department-designated licensing system by selecting the licensing system icon
				  on the dealer page of the department website. An applicant must designate the
				  account administrator and provide the name and email address for that person,
				  and provide the business telephone number, name, business type, and social
				  security number or employer identification number, as applicable. The
				  applicant's licensing account administrator must be an owner, officer, manager,
				  or bona fide employee.
(b) Once
				  registered, an applicant for a new salvage dealer license may apply for a
				  license and must provide the following:
(1)
				  the application reason;
(2)
				  business information including:
(A) the name,
				  provided that the applicant may not use a name or assumed name under which the
				  applicant is authorized to do business that may be confused with or is similar
				  to that of a governmental entity or that is otherwise deceptive or misleading
				  to the public;
(B) mailing
				  address;
(C) the full business
				  physical address, including number, street, municipality, county, and zip code
				  for each location where the applicant will conduct business in the same
				  county;
(D) business
				  email;
(E) telephone
				  number;
(F) Texas Sales Tax
				  Identification Number;
(G) National
				  Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Identification
				  Number;
(H) Secretary of State file
				  number, if applicable; and
(I)
				  website address, if applicable.
(3) application contact name, email address,
				  and telephone number;
(4) the name,
				  social security number, date of birth, identity document information, and
				  ownership percentage for each owner, partner, member, beneficiary, or principal
				  if the applicant is not a publicly traded company;
(5) the name, social security number, date of
				  birth, and identity document information for each officer, director, manager,
				  trustee, or other representative authorized to act on behalf of the applicant
				  if the applicant is owned in full or in part by a legal entity;
(6) the name, employer identification number,
				  ownership percentage, and non-profit or publicly-traded status for each legal
				  entity that owns the applicant in full or in part;
(7) the name, social security number, date of
				  birth, and identity document information of at least one manager or other bona
				  fide employee who will be present at the business location if the license
				  holder is out of state or will not be present during business hours at the
				  business location in Texas;
(8)
				  criminal history record information under the laws of Texas, another state in
				  the United States, the United States, and any foreign jurisdiction for each
				  person listed in the application, including offense description, date, and
				  location;
(9) military service
				  status;
(10) licensing history
				  required to evaluate business reputation, character, and fitness for licensure
				  including a statement indicating whether the applicant or any person described
				  in §
											211.2 of this title (relating to
				  Application of Subchapter) has previously applied for a license under this
				  chapter or the salvage vehicle dealer licensing laws of another jurisdiction,
				  the result of the previous application, and whether the applicant, including a
				  person described in §
											211.2 of this title, has ever been
				  the holder of a license issued by the department or another jurisdiction that
				  was revoked, suspended, or subject of an order issued by the board or by
				  another jurisdiction to pay an administrative penalty that remains
				  unpaid;
(11) information about each
				  business location and business premises to demonstrate compliance with related
				  rules in this chapter;
(12) signed
				  Certification of Responsibility, which is a form provided by the department;
				  and
(13) any other information
				  required by the department to evaluate the application under current law and
				  board rules.