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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 10TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 221SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALERS
SUBCHAPTER DRECORDS
RULE §221.73Content of Records

(a) The records of a salvage vehicle dealer for purchases and sales shall include:

  (1) the date of purchase of the salvage motor vehicle, or non-repairable motor vehicle;

  (2) the name and address of the person who sold the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle to the salvage vehicle dealer;

  (3) if the person who sold the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle to the salvage motor vehicle dealer is not an insurance company or a salvage pool operator, a photocopy of one of the following current photo identification documents of the person who sold the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle to the salvage vehicle dealer:

    (A) driver's license, Department of Public Safety identification, or state identification certificate issued by a state or territory of the United States;

    (B) concealed handgun license or license to carry a handgun issued by the Department of Public Safety under Government Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H;

    (C) United States or foreign passport;

    (D) United States Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or United States Department of State Identification document;

    (E) United States military identification card; or

    (F) North Atlantic Treaty Organization identification or identification issued under a Status of Forces Agreement;

  (4) a description of the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle, including the model, year, make, and vehicle identification number, if applicable;

  (5) the ownership document number and state of issuance of the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle ownership document, if applicable;

  (6) a copy of the salvage record of title or non-repairable record of title, if applicable, or a copy of the front and back of the ownership document for the salvage motor vehicle or non-repairable motor vehicle;

  (7) a copy of the form if the ownership document has been surrendered to the department; and

  (8) any evidence indicating that the motor vehicle was scrapped or destroyed.

(b) If the salvage motor vehicle has been rebuilt, repaired, or reconstructed by the salvage vehicle dealer the salvage vehicle dealer's records must also include a form prescribed by the department for "Rebuilt Vehicle Statement," listing all repairs made to the motor vehicle, and, when required to be completed, a form prescribed by the department for "Component Part(s) Bill of Sale."


Source Note: The provisions of this §221.73 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective July 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 3281

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