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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 10TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 221SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALERS
SUBCHAPTER CLICENSED OPERATIONS
RULE §221.52Export-only Sales

(a) A license holder may sell a non-repairable motor vehicle or a salvage motor vehicle to a person who resides in a jurisdiction outside the United States only as provided by Transportation Code, §501.099.

(b) A license holder may accept any of the following types of government-issued photo identification documents to establish that the purchaser resides outside the United States:

  (1) passport;

  (2) driver's license;

  (3) consular identity document;

  (4) national identification certificate or identity document; or

  (5) other photo identification card issued by the jurisdiction where the purchaser resides that contains the name, address, and date of birth of the purchaser.

(c) A legible copy of the photo identification document must be maintained in the records of the license holder for a period of 48 months after the sale of a salvage motor vehicle or a non-repairable motor vehicle for "export-only."

(d) The limitation on the number of casual sales that may be made to a person under §221.53 of this title (relating to Casual Sales) does not apply to sales to a person who resides in a jurisdiction outside the United States and who purchases salvage motor vehicles and non-repairable motor vehicles for "export-only."


Source Note: The provisions of this §221.52 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802

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