| (a) Before selling a motor vehicle for export from
the United States to another country, a dealer must obtain a legible
photocopy of the buyer's government-issued photo identification document.
The photo identification document must be issued by the jurisdiction
where the buyer resides and be:
(1) a passport;
(2) a driver's license;
(3) a concealed handgun license or license to carry
a handgun issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety under Government
Code, Chapter 411, Subchapter H;
(4) a national identification certificate or identity
document; or
(5) other identification document containing the:
(A) name of the issuing jurisdiction;
(B) buyer's full name;
(C) buyer's foreign address;
(D) buyer's date of birth;
(E) buyer's photograph; and
(F) buyer's signature.
(b) A dealer that sells a vehicle for export from the
United States shall place a stamp on the title that includes the words
"For Export Only" and includes the license holder's GDN. The stamp
must be legible, in black ink, at least two inches wide, and placed
on the:
(1) back of the title in all unused dealer reassignment
spaces; and
(2) front of the title in a manner that does not obscure
any names, dates, mileage statements, or other information printed
on the title.
(c) In addition to the records required to be maintained
by §215.144 of this title (relating to Records), a dealer shall
maintain, for each motor vehicle sold for export, a sales file record.
The sales file record shall be made available for inspection and copying
upon request by the department. The sales file record of each vehicle
sold for export shall contain:
(1) a completed copy of the Texas Motor Vehicle Sales
Tax Exemption Certificate for Vehicles Taken Out of State, indicating
that the vehicle has been purchased for export to a foreign country;
(2) a copy of the front and back of the title of the
vehicle, showing the "For Export Only" stamp and the GDN of the dealer;
and
(3) if applicable, an Export-only Sales Record Form,
listing each motor vehicle sold for export only.
(d) A dealer, at the time of sale of a vehicle for
export, shall:
(1) enter the information required by Transportation
Code, §503.061 in the temporary tag database;
(2) designate the sale as "For Export Only"; and
(3) issue a buyer's temporary tag, in accordance with
Transportation Code, §503.063.
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