Sec. 2301.257. APPLICATION FOR DEALER'S LICENSE. (a) An application for a dealer's license must be on a form prescribed by the department. The application must include:
(1) the information required by Chapter 503, Transportation Code; and
(2) information the board determines by rule is necessary to determine the applicant's qualifications to adequately serve the public.
(b) If a material change occurs in the information included in an application for a dealer's license, the dealer shall notify the department of the change within a reasonable time. The department shall prescribe a form for the disclosure of the change.
(c) A franchised dealer must apply for a separate license under this section for each separate and distinct dealership showroom as determined by the department. Before changing a location, a dealer must obtain a new license for that location.
(d) The act of filing an application under this section or a form prescribed under this section does not establish the applicant as a franchised dealer.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 732 (H.B. 2651), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 684 (H.B. 2640), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1135 (H.B. 2741), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2013.
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