Texas Occupations Code Title 14, Chapter 2302 - Salvage Vehicle Dealers

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 2302.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Casual sale," "damage," "insurance company," "major component part," "metal recycler," "motor vehicle," "nonrepairable motor vehicle," "nonrepairable vehicle title," "out-of-state buyer," "salvage...
• Texas Section 2302.0015 - Consent To Entry And Inspection
  (a) A person consents to an entry or inspection described by Subsection (b) by: (1) accepting a license under this chapter; or (2) engaging in...
• Texas Section 2302.005 - Applicability Of Certain Municipal Ordinances, Licenses, And Permits
  This chapter: (1) is in addition to any municipal ordinance relating to the regulation of a person who deals in nonrepairable or salvage motor vehicles...
• Texas Section 2302.006 - Application Of Chapter To Metal Recyclers
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), this chapter does not apply to a transaction in which a metal recycler is a party....
• Texas Section 2302.007 - Application Of Chapter To Insurance Companies
  This chapter does not apply to an insurance company. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 2302.008 - Applicability Of Chapter To Used Automotive Parts Recyclers
  This chapter does not apply to a used automotive parts recycler licensed under Chapter 2309. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 783 (S.B....
• Texas Section 2302.051 - Rules And Enforcement Powers
  The board shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter and may take other action as necessary to enforce this chapter. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 2302.052 - Duty To Set Fees
  The board shall set application fees, license fees, renewal fees, and other fees as required to implement this chapter. The board shall set the fees...

SUBCHAPTER C LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

• Texas Section 2302.053 - Rules Restricting Advertising Or Competitive Bidding
  (a) The board may not adopt a rule under Section 2302.051 restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person who holds a license issued under...
• Texas Section 2302.101 - License Required For Salvage Vehicle Dealer
  Unless a person holds a salvage vehicle dealer license issued under this chapter, the person may not: (1) act as a salvage vehicle dealer or...
• Texas Section 2302.102 - Salvage Vehicle Dealer License Classification
  (a) The department shall classify a salvage vehicle dealer according to the type of activity performed by the dealer. (b) A salvage vehicle dealer may...
• Texas Section 2302.103 - Application For Salvage Vehicle Dealer License
  (a) To apply for a salvage vehicle dealer license, a person must submit to the department an application on a form prescribed by the department...
• Texas Section 2302.104 - Contents Of Application
  (a) An application for a salvage vehicle dealer license must include: (1) the name, business address, and business telephone number of the applicant; (2) the...
• Texas Section 2302.105 - Department Investigation
  (a) The department may not issue a license under this chapter until the department completes an investigation of the applicant's qualifications. (b) The department shall...
• Texas Section 2302.106 - License Issuance
  (a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the license qualifications adopted under this chapter and pays the required fees. (b)...
• Texas Section 2302.107 - Salvage Vehicle Agent License
  (a) A person may not act as a salvage vehicle agent unless the person holds a salvage vehicle agent license issued under this chapter. (b)...

SUBCHAPTER D LICENSE EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL

• Texas Section 2302.108 - Disciplinary Action
  (a) The department may deny, suspend, revoke, or reinstate a license issued under this chapter. (b) The board by rule shall establish the grounds for...
• Texas Section 2302.151 - License Expiration
  (a) A license issued under this chapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance. (b) A person whose license has expired may...
• Texas Section 2302.152 - Notice Of Expiration
  Not later than the 31st day before the expiration date of a person's license, the department shall send written notice of the impending expiration to...

SUBCHAPTER E CONDUCTING BUSINESS

• Texas Section 2302.153 - Procedures For Renewal
  (a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license issued under this chapter may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal...
• Texas Section 2302.201 - Duties On Acquisition Of Salvage Motor Vehicle
  (a) Except as provided by Section 501.0935, Transportation Code, a salvage vehicle dealer who acquires ownership of a salvage motor vehicle from an owner must...
• Texas Section 2302.202 - Records Of Purchases
  A salvage vehicle dealer shall maintain a record of each salvage motor vehicle purchased or sold by the dealer. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 2302.203 - Registration Of New Business Location
  Before moving a place of business or opening an additional place of business, a salvage vehicle dealer must register the new location with the department....
• Texas Section 2302.204 - Casual Sales
  This chapter does not apply to a person who purchases fewer than five nonrepairable motor vehicles or salvage motor vehicles from a salvage vehicle dealer,...

SUBCHAPTER F ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALER IN CONNECTION WITH MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT PARTS

• Texas Section 2302.205 - Duty Of Metal Recycler
  A metal recycler who purchases a motor vehicle shall submit a regular certificate of title or a nonrepairable or salvage vehicle title or comparable out-of-state...
• Texas Section 2302.251 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Component part" means a major component part as defined in Section 501.091, Transportation Code, or a minor component part. (2) "Interior...
• Texas Section 2302.252 - Removal Of License Plates; Inventory
  (a) Immediately on receipt of a motor vehicle, a salvage vehicle dealer shall remove any unexpired license plates from the vehicle and place the license...
• Texas Section 2302.254 - Record Of Purchase; Inventory Of Parts
  (a) A salvage vehicle dealer shall keep an accurate and legible inventory of each used component part purchased by or delivered to the dealer. The...
• Texas Section 2302.255 - Assignment Of Inventory Number
  (a) A salvage vehicle dealer shall: (1) assign a unique inventory number to each transaction in which the dealer purchases or takes delivery of a...
• Texas Section 2302.256 - Maintenance Of Records
  A salvage vehicle dealer shall keep a record required under this subchapter on a form prescribed by the department. The dealer shall maintain two copies...
• Texas Section 2302.257 - Surrender Of Certain Documents Or License Plates
  (a) On demand, a salvage vehicle dealer shall surrender to the department for cancellation a certificate of title or authority, sales receipt or transfer document,...

SUBCHAPTER G MOTOR VEHICLE SALVAGE YARDS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

• Texas Section 2302.258 - Inspection Of Records
  (a) A peace officer at any reasonable time may inspect a record required to be maintained under this subchapter, including an inventory record and affidavit...
• Texas Section 2302.301 - Application Of Subchapter
  This subchapter applies only to a motor vehicle salvage yard located in a county with a population of 2.8 million or more. Added by Acts...

SUBCHAPTER H PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT

• Texas Section 2302.302 - Limits On Operation Of Heavy Machinery
  (a) A salvage vehicle dealer may not operate heavy machinery in a motor vehicle salvage yard between the hours of 7 p.m. of one day...
• Texas Section 2302.351 - Injunctions
  (a) The prosecutor in the county where a motor vehicle salvage yard is located or the city attorney in the municipality where the salvage yard...
• Texas Section 2302.353 - Offenses
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates: (1) a provision of this chapter other than Subchapter G; or (2) a rule...
• Texas Section 2302.354 - Administrative Penalty
  (a) The department may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted...

Last modified: September 28, 2016