| (a) Words and terms defined in Transportation Code
Chapter 730 have the same meaning when used in this subchapter, unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(b) The following words and terms, when used in this
subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Department--Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) Requestor--A person, this state, or an agency of
this state seeking personal information contained in motor vehicle
records directly from the department.
(3) Service agreement--A contractual agreement with
the department that allows a requestor electronic motor vehicle records.
(4) Written request--A request submitted in writing,
including by mail, electronic mail, electronic media, and facsimile
transmission.
(5) Signature--Includes an electronic signature, as
defined by Transportation Code §501.172, to the extent the department
accepts such electronic signature.
(6) Batch Inquiry--Access, under a service agreement,
to department motor vehicle records associated with Texas license
plate numbers or vehicle identification numbers, where requests are
submitted electronically to the department in a prescribed batch format.
The department makes a disclosure for each record in a batch.
(7) MVInet Access--Electronic access, under a service
agreement, to the department's motor vehicle registration and title
database, with the ability to query records by a Texas license plate
number, vehicle identification number, placard number, or current
or previous document number. The department makes a disclosure each
time a query of the system is made.
(8) Bulk--A disclosure by the department under Transportation
Code §730.007 of at least 250 motor vehicle records containing
personal information, including any of the files defined by subsection
(b)(10) - (13) of this section.
(9) Bulk contract--A contractual agreement with the
department for the disclosure of motor vehicle records in bulk to
the requestor.
(10) Master File--A bulk file containing all the department's
active and inactive registration and title records.
(11) Weekly Updates--A bulk file containing the department's
new and renewed vehicle registration and title records from the previous
week.
(12) Specialty Plates File--A bulk file containing
Texas specialty license plate records.
(13) eTAG File--A bulk file containing records related
to new or updated eTAGs, vehicle transfer notifications, and plate-to-owner
records.
(14) Dealer/Supplemental File--A pair of files, one
containing records of registration and title transactions processed
by dealers with the department during the previous week and another
containing the dealers' information, that are only available as a
supplement to a bulk contract that includes the Weekly Updates.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §217.122 adopted to be effective March 12, 2015, 40 TexReg 1096; amended to be effective August 2, 2018, 43 TexReg 4765; amended to be effective November 2, 2022, 47 TexReg 7288 |
