| (a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when
used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Application for Texas Title and/or Registration--Form
130-U, its electronic equivalent, or a successor form, promulgated
jointly by the comptroller and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles,
used to apply for a motor vehicle title and registration and to pay
any motor vehicle sales or use tax due. The Application for Texas
Title and/or Registration is available at comptroller.texas.gov.
(2) Cash discount--An actual reduction of the price
required to be paid by the purchaser to the dealer. The term includes,
but is not limited to, separately stated manufacturers' rebates, dealers'
rebates, and cash rebates passed directly to the purchaser at the
time of sale, and discounts allowed for payment within a specified
time.
(3) Date of sale--The day the purchaser takes possession
of a motor vehicle unless otherwise specified by written agreement.
(4) Dealer--A person who holds a general distinguishing
number or operates under similar regulatory requirements of another
state or jurisdiction. The term includes a franchised motor vehicle
dealer, a nonfranchised motor vehicle dealer, an independent mobility
motor vehicle dealer, and a wholesale motor vehicle dealer. The term
does not include a salvage vehicle dealer licensed under Occupations
Code, Chapter 2302 (Salvage Vehicle Dealers).
(5) Distributor--A person, other than a manufacturer,
who:
(A) distributes or sells new motor vehicles to a franchised
motor vehicle dealer; or
(B) enters into franchise agreements with franchised
motor vehicle dealers, on behalf of the manufacturer.
(6) Extended warranty or service contract--A policy
sold to the purchaser of a motor vehicle for an additional amount,
the provisions of which become effective after the manufacturer's
warranty expires.
(7) Franchised motor vehicle dealer--A person who:
(A) holds a franchised motor vehicle license issued
under Occupations Code, Chapter 2301 (Sale or Lease of Motor Vehicles);
and
(B) is engaged in the business of buying, selling,
or exchanging new motor vehicles at an established and permanent place
of business under a franchise agreement with a manufacturer or distributor;
or
(C) is licensed under similar regulatory requirements
of another state or jurisdiction.
(8) General distinguishing number--A dealer license
issued by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Transportation
Code, Chapter 503 (Dealer's and Manufacturer's Vehicle License Plates).
(9) Independent mobility motor vehicle dealer--A dealer
who is not a franchised motor vehicle dealer who:
(A) holds a general distinguishing number issued by
the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;
(B) holds a converter's license issued under Occupations
Code, Chapter 2301;
(C) is engaged in the business of buying, selling,
or exchanging mobility motor vehicles defined by Occupations Code, §2301.002(20-a)
(Definitions) and servicing or repairing the devices installed on
mobility motor vehicles at an established and permanent place of business
in Texas; and
(D) is certified by the manufacturer of each mobility
device that the dealer installs, if the manufacturer offers that certification.
(10) Lease--An agreement other than a rental, by an
owner of a motor vehicle to give for longer than 180 days exclusive
use of a motor vehicle to another for consideration. For more information
on motor vehicle leases, see §3.70 of this title (relating to
Motor Vehicle Leases and Sales).
(11) Manufacturer--A person who manufactures or assembles
new motor vehicles and holds a manufacturer's license issued under
Occupations Code, §2301.259 (Application for Manufacturer's License).
The term does not include a person operating only as an ambulance
manufacturer, chassis manufacturer, fire-fighting vehicle manufacturer,
motor home manufacturer, or a converter as those terms are defined
in Occupations Code, §2301.002 (Definitions).
(12) Motor vehicle--A vehicle described by Tax Code, §152.001(3)
(Definitions). In general, a motor vehicle includes a self-propelled
vehicle designed to transport persons or property upon the public
highway and a vehicle designed to be towed by a self-propelled vehicle
while carrying property. The term includes, but is not limited to:
automobiles; buses; vans; motor homes; motorcycles; trucks and truck
tractors; truck cab and chassis; semitrailers; trailers and travel
trailers, as defined by §3.72 of this title (relating to Trailers,
Farm Machines, and Timber Machines); trailers sold unassembled in
a kit; dollies; jeeps; stingers; auxiliary axles; converter gears;
and park models, as defined by §3.481 of this title (relating
to Imposition and Collection of Manufactured Housing Tax). The term
does not include a vehicle to which the certificate of title has been
surrendered in exchange for a salvage vehicle title or a nonrepairable
vehicle title issued under Transportation Code, Chapter 501 (Certificate
of Title Act).
(13) New motor vehicle--A motor vehicle that, without
regard to mileage, has not been the subject of a retail tax.
(14) Nonfranchised dealer--A person who holds an independent
motor vehicle dealer's general distinguishing number, an independent
mobility motor vehicle dealer's general distinguishing number, or
a wholesale motor vehicle dealer's general distinguishing number issued
by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(15) Related finance company--A person in which at
least 80% of the ownership is identical to the ownership of a dealer,
as defined by Transportation Code, §503.001 (Definitions).
(16) Rental--An agreement:
(A) by the owner of a motor vehicle to give exclusive
use of that motor vehicle to another for consideration, for a period
of time not to exceed 180 days under any one agreement;
(B) by an original manufacturer of a motor vehicle
to give exclusive use of the motor vehicle to another for consideration;
or
(C) by the owner of a motor vehicle to give exclusive
use of the motor vehicle to another for re-rental purposes, regardless
of the period of time covered by the agreement.
(17) Retail sale--A sale of a motor vehicle other than:
(A) a sale for resale; or
(B) a sale for lease, meaning a sale to a franchised
motor vehicle dealer of a new motor vehicle removed from the franchised
motor vehicle dealer's inventory for the purpose of entering into
a contract to lease the motor vehicle to another person if, within
seven days of executing the lease contract, the franchised motor vehicle
dealer transfers title of the motor vehicle and assigns the lease
contract to the lessor of the motor vehicle. If the title is not transferred
and the lease assigned within seven calendar days, the dealer's purchase
and use will be presumed to be a retail purchase and taxable. The
presumption may be overcome by showing evidence of intent.
(18) Sale for resale--The sale of a motor vehicle to
a purchaser who acquires the motor vehicle either for the exclusive
purpose of sale in a manner provided by law, or for purposes allowed
by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Transportation Code,
Chapter 503, when the purchaser is:
(A) a distributor;
(B) a manufacturer;
(C) a franchised motor vehicle dealer who is authorized
by law and by a franchise agreement to offer a motor vehicle for sale
as a new motor vehicle; or
(D) a nonfranchised motor vehicle dealer who is authorized
by law to offer a motor vehicle for sale as a used motor vehicle.
(E) The following are examples of uses allowed under
Transportation Code, Chapter 503, that do not disqualify a purchase
as a sale for resale:
(i) when a dealer uses the motor vehicle on public
highways with a metal dealer's plate issued under Transportation Code, §503.061
(Dealer's License Plates);
(ii) when a manufacturer or distributor removes a motor
vehicle from its inventory and tests the motor vehicle on public highways
with a manufacturer's plate issued under Transportation Code, §503.064
(Manufacturer's License Plates); and
(iii) when a manufacturer or distributor loans the
motor vehicle to a consumer for a purpose described by Occupations
Code, §2301.605 (Rebuttable Presumption--Reasonable Number of
Attempts).
(19) Seller-financed sale--A retail sale of a motor
vehicle by a dealer in which the selling dealer collects all or part
of the total consideration in periodic payments and retains a lien
on the motor vehicle until all payments have been received. The term
does not include a:
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