Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 215 - MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION › Subchapter D - GENERAL DISTINGUISHING NUMBERS AND IN-TRANSIT LICENSES › Section 215.133 - GDN Application Requirements for a Dealer or a Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may engage in business as a
				  dealer or as a wholesale motor vehicle auction unless that person has a valid
				  GDN assigned by the department for each location from which the person engages
				  in business. A dealer must also hold a GDN for a consignment location, unless
				  the consignment location is a wholesale motor vehicle auction.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not
				  apply to a person exempt from the requirement to obtain a GDN under
				  Transportation Code §
										503.024.
(c) A GDN dealer or wholesale motor vehicle
				  auction application must be on a form prescribed by the department and properly
				  completed by the applicant as required under §
										215.83 of this title (relating to
				  License Applications, Amendments, or Renewals). A GDN dealer or wholesale motor
				  vehicle auction application must include all required information, required
				  supporting documents, and required fees and must be submitted to the department
				  electronically in the licensing system designated by the department. A GDN
				  dealer or wholesale motor vehicle auction GDN holder renewing or amending its
				  GDN must verify current license information, provide related information and
				  documents for any new requirements or changes to the GDN, and pay required fees
				  including any outstanding civil penalties owed the department under a final
				  order. An applicant for a new dealer or wholesale motor vehicle auction GDN
				  must provide the following:
(1) Required
				  information:
(A) type of GDN
				  requested;
(B) business
				  information, including the name, physical and mailing addresses, telephone
				  number, Secretary of State file number (as applicable), and website address, as
				  applicable;
(C) contact name, email
				  address, and telephone number of the person submitting the
				  application;
(D) contact name,
				  email address, and telephone number of a person who can provide information
				  about business operations and the motor vehicle products or services
				  offered;
(E) the name, social
				  security number, date of birth, identity document information, and ownership
				  percentage for each owner, partner, member, or principal if the applicant is
				  not a publicly traded company;
(F)
				  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;
(G) 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;
(H) 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 established and permanent place of
				  business if the owner is out of state or will not be present during business
				  hours at the established and permanent place of business in Texas;
(I) if a dealer, the name, telephone number,
				  and business email address of the temporary tag database account administrator
				  designated by the applicant who must be an owner or representative listed in
				  the application;
(J) 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;
(K) military service
				  status;
(L) licensing history
				  required to evaluate fitness for licensure under §
												215.89 of this title (relating to
				  Fitness);
(M) information about the
				  business location and business premises, including whether the applicant will
				  operate as a salvage vehicle dealer at the location;
(N) history of insolvency, including
				  outstanding or unpaid debts, judgments, or liens, unless the debt was
				  discharged under 11 U.S.C.
				  §§
													101 et seq. (Bankruptcy Act) or
				  is pending resolution under a case filed under the Bankruptcy Act;
(O) signed Certification of Responsibility,
				  which is a form provided by the department; and
(P) any other information required by the
				  department to evaluate the application under current law and board
				  rules.