| (2) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license
may renew an unexpired license by paying to the El Paso County Tax
Assessor-Collector before the expiration date of the license the required
renewal fee. A person whose license has expired may not engage in
activities that require a license until the license has been renewed
under this section.
(3) If a person's license has been expired for 90 days
or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the El Paso
County Tax Assessor-Collector one and one-half times the required
renewal fee.
(4) If a person's license has been expired for longer
than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license
by paying to the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector two times the
required renewal fee.
(5) If a person's license has been expired for one
year or longer, the person may not renew the license. The person may
obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures
for obtaining an original license.
(6) Notwithstanding paragraph (5) of this subsection,
if a person was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and
has been doing business in the other state for the two years preceding
application, the person may renew an expired license. The person must
pay to the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector a fee that is equal
to two times the required renewal fee for the license.
(7) Before the 30th day preceding the date on which
a person's license expires, the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector
shall notify the person of the impending expiration. The notice must
be in writing and sent to the person's last known address according
to the records of the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector. Failure
to send notice under this provision does not provide any right or
remedy to license holders.
(j) Requirements for Conducting Motor Vehicle License
Transactions.
(1) All vehicle transactions for El Paso County will
be processed at an official El Paso County Tax Office, including 500
E. Overland Ave., Suite 101, El Paso, Texas 79901; 4641 Cohen Ave.,
Suite B, El Paso, Texas 79924; and Ysleta Annex, 9521 Socorro Rd.,
Suite B-4, El Paso, Texas 79927 or any other location specified by
the Tax Assessor-Collector in writing at: http://www.epcounty.com/taxoffice/.
(2) Title service license holders and title service
runners may not conduct business at privately run, contracted offices.
A list of these offices is available upon request.
(3) An El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector letter
of authorization form must accompany all motor vehicle title service
transactions. Title service providers may obtain a blank letter of
authorization from the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector. The
motor vehicle title service company is responsible for the accuracy
and validity of the information for each vehicle listed. Only vehicles
authorized and listed by the licensed motor vehicle title service
will be processed.
(4) Motor vehicle title services and runners may only
process the following documents: motor vehicle title applications;
motor vehicle registration renewal applications; requests for replacement
windshield stickers; and requests for new or replacement vehicle license
plates. The El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector does not currently
accept applications for a motor vehicle mechanic's lien title or motor
vehicle storage lien title from motor vehicle title services or runners.
(5) After the final vehicle transaction on each transaction
sheet is completed, a copy of the transaction sheet will remain on
file at the office of the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector.
(6) A holder of a motor vehicle title service license
shall maintain records as required by Texas law for each transaction
in which the license holder receives compensation. The records shall
include:
(A) the date of the transaction;
(B) the name, age, address, sex, driver license number,
and a legible photocopy of the driver's license for each customer;
and
(C) the vehicle make, model, year, license plate number,
vehicle identification number, and a legible photocopy of proof of
financial responsibility for the motor vehicle involved.
(7) A motor vehicle title service shall keep, for at
least two (2) years after the date of the transaction:
(A) two copies of all records required under this section;
(B) legible photocopies of any documents submitted
by a customer; and
(C) legible photocopies of any documents submitted
to the El Paso County Tax Assessor-Collector.
(8) A motor vehicle title service license holder or
any of its employees shall allow an inspection of the required records
by a peace officer on the premises of the motor vehicle title service
at any reasonable time to verify, check, or audit the records. Failure
to do so, or to maintain required records, may result in discipline
under this section.
(k) Exemptions. The following persons and their agents
are exempt from the licensing and other requirements described in
this section:
(1) a franchised motor vehicle dealer or independent
motor vehicle dealer who holds a general distinguishing number issued
by the department under Texas Transportation Code Chapter 503;
(2) a vehicle lessor holding a license issued by the
Motor Vehicle Board under Chapter 2301, Texas Occupations Code, or
a trust or other entity that is specifically not required to obtain
a lessor license under §2301.254(a), Texas Occupations Code;
and
(3) a vehicle lease facilitator holding a license issued
by the Motor Vehicle Board under Chapter 2301, Texas Occupations Code.
(l) The Tax Assessor-Collector may require title service
license holders and title service runners to attend an annual training
to orient such licensees to this section, Texas law, and the Tax Assessor-Collector's
policies under this section. Failure to attend the training may result
in discipline under this section.
(m) The Tax Assessor-Collector may authorize other
policies and procedures that are not inconsistent with this section
or other law and to the extent authorized by law.
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