| (a) The department may issue an emergency consent tow
truck permit, emergency consent tow operator license, or emergency
tow company license if:
(1) the Governor of the State of Texas declares a disaster
under Government Code, §418.014;
(2) the executive director determines that enacting
these emergency tow provisions are necessary in that disaster area;
and
(3) the applicant meets the requirements in §§86.226,
86.227 or 86.228.
(b) An emergency license will expire ninety (90) days
after issuance, and:
(1) is valid only for towing operations that originate
in the disaster area designated by the governor;
(2) is valid only during the time of the declared disaster
for towing operations that originate within the declared disaster
area; and
(3) may be renewed for an additional ninety (90) days
if the disaster or disaster recovery period extends beyond eighty
(80) days.
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