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 217.122 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Words and terms defined in Transportation
				  Code Chapter 730 have the same meaning when used in this subchapter, unless the
				  context clearly indicates otherwise.
(b) The following words and terms, when used
				  in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
				  clearly indicates otherwise.
(1)
				  Department--Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) Requestor--A person, this state, or an
				  agency of this state seeking personal information contained in motor vehicle
				  records directly from the department.
(3) Service agreement--A contractual
				  agreement with the department that allows a requestor electronic access to
				  department motor vehicle records.
(4) Written request--A request submitted in
				  writing, including by mail, electronic mail, electronic media, and facsimile
				  transmission.
(5)
				  Signature--Includes an electronic signature, as defined by Transportation Code
				  §
											501.172, to the
				  extent the department accepts such electronic signature.
(6) Batch Inquiry--Access, under a service
				  agreement, to department motor vehicle records associated with Texas license
				  plate numbers or vehicle identification numbers, where requests are submitted
				  electronically to the department in a prescribed batch format. The department
				  makes a disclosure for each record in a batch.
(7) MVInet Access--Electronic access, under a
				  service agreement, to the department's motor vehicle registration and title
				  database, with the ability to query records by a Texas license plate number,
				  vehicle identification number, placard number, or current or previous document
				  number. The department makes a disclosure each time a query of the system is
				  made.
(8) Bulk--A disclosure by the
				  department under Transportation Code §
											730.007
				  of at least 250 motor vehicle records containing personal information,
				  including any of the files defined by subsection (b)(10) - (13) of this
				  section.
(9) Bulk contract--A
				  contractual agreement with the department for the disclosure of motor vehicle
				  records in bulk to the requestor.
(10) Master File--A bulk file containing all
				  the department's active and inactive registration and title records.
(11) Weekly Updates--A bulk file containing
				  the department's new and renewed vehicle registration and title records from
				  the previous week.
(12) Specialty
				  Plates File--A bulk file containing Texas specialty license plate
				  records.
(13) eTAG File--A bulk
				  file containing records related to new or updated eTAGs, vehicle transfer
				  notifications, and plate-to-owner records.
(14) Dealer/Supplemental File--A pair of
				  files, one containing records of registration and title transactions processed
				  by dealers with the department during the previous week and another containing
				  the dealers' information, that are only available as a supplement to a bulk
				  contract that includes the Weekly Updates.