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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 86VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING
RULE §86.204Tow Truck Permit--Approval and Issuance

(a) The department will issue a permit under this chapter to an applicant who meets the requirements for a permit. The department may deny an application or revoke a license if the applicant, a partner, principal, officer, or general manager of the applicant has:

  (1) a criminal conviction, or has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to an offense, before the date of the application, for:

    (A) a felony; or

    (B) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail or by a fine in an amount that exceeds $500;

  (2) violated an order of the commission or executive director, including an order for sanctions or administrative penalties;

  (3) failed to submit a license or permit bond in an amount established by the commission;

  (4) knowingly submitted false or incomplete information on the application;

  (5) filed an application to permit a tow truck previously permitted by a license or permit holder; or

  (6) the applicant has had a permit revoked under this chapter.

(b) The department will issue a certificate containing a single unique permit number for each tow truck, regardless of whether the permit holder holds more than one permit.


Source Note: The provisions of this §86.204 adopted to be effective April 15, 2008, 33 TexReg 2940; amended to be effective May 3, 2010, 35 TexReg 3486

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