Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 43	TRANSPORTATION
PART 10	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 215	MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION
SUBCHAPTER C	FRANCHISED DEALERS, MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND CONVERTERS
RULE §215.106	Time for Filing Protest

(a) A notice of protest must be:

(1) received by the department not later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time (CST or CDT, as applicable) on the 15th day after the department issued the notice as evidenced by the date in the notice;

(2) filed in the department's designated electronic filing system; and

(3) submitted with the filing fee paid.

(b) The department shall reject a notice of protest if:

(1) the complete notice of protest is not filed within 15 days from the date of mailing of the department's notification to the license holder of the filing of the application; or

(2) the required filing fee is not paid when the protest is submitted in the department's designated electronic filing system or is later dishonored.

Source Note: The provisions of this §215.106 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883; amended to be effective August 2, 2012, 37 TexReg 5637; amended to be effective February 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 571; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2704