Occupations Code, Chapter 2301, and Transportation Code, Chapters 503 and 1000 through 1005, require the Department of Motor Vehicles to license and regulate motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, converters, representatives, lessors and lease facilitators, in order to ensure a sound system of distributing and selling motor vehicles, provide for compliance with manufacturer's warranties, prevent fraud, unfair practices, discrimination, impositions, and other abuses of the people of this state in connection with the distribution and sale of motor vehicles. The sections under this chapter prescribe the policies and procedures for regulating motor vehicle dealers, manufacturers, distributors, converters, representatives, lessors and lease facilitators, by regulating licensing, warranty performance obligations, advertising, enforcement, and providing for adjudicative proceedings.

Source Note:The provisions of this §215.1 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883.