(a) Upon application for a franchised dealer's license or an amendment of an existing franchised dealer's license to add a line-make, the applicant must submit a legible and accurate electronic image of the franchise agreement pages that reflect:
- (1) the parties,
- (2) the authorized signatures of the parties,
- (3) each line-make listed in the application, and
- (4) the address of the franchised dealership's physical location.
- (b) To meet this requirement temporarily for the purpose of application processing, a form prescribed by the department and completed by the manufacturer or distributor may be electronically submitted with the application in lieu of the information described in this section.
- (c) The applicant must submit the required franchise agreement pages described in this section immediately upon the applicant's receipt of the franchise agreement as the department will not issue a license without verifying that the franchise agreement has been executed.
- (d) Upon application to relocate a franchised dealership, the franchised dealer applicant must submit a form prescribed by the department and completed by the manufacturer or distributor that identifies the license holder and the new franchised dealership location.
Source Note:The provisions of this §215.110 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883; amended to be effective February 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 571; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2704.