A person who acts as a salvage vehicle agent, including a person who stores or displays motor vehicles as an agent or escrow agent of an insurance company, must obtain an agent license in accordance with Occupations Code, Chapter 2302, and the provisions of this subchapter. A person may obtain a salvage vehicle agent license by applying to the department and paying the required fee.

1. (1) Authorization of agents. The holder of a salvage vehicle dealer license may authorize not more than five persons to operate as salvage vehicle agents under the dealer's license. An agent may acquire, sell, or otherwise deal in non-repairable or salvage motor vehicles or used parts in this state as directed by the dealer under whose license the person operates.

2. (2) Initial application. An applicant who is authorized to operate as an agent for a salvage vehicle dealer must apply on a form prescribed by the department. The application form must be signed by the applicant, be accompanied by the application fee, and include:

   1. (A) the name of the applicant;
   2. (B) the name, business address, and business telephone number of the salvage vehicle dealer authorizing the applicant as a salvage vehicle agent;
   3. (C) the name under which the salvage vehicle dealer will do business;
   4. (D) the location, by number, street, and municipality, of each office from which the applicant will conduct business;
   5. (E) a statement indicating whether the applicant has previously applied for a salvage vehicle dealer or agent license under this section, the result of the previous application, and whether the applicant has ever been the holder of a salvage vehicle dealer or agent license that was revoked or suspended;
   6. (F) an affidavit containing a statement that the applicant has never been convicted of a felony or that it has been at least three years since the termination of the applicant's sentence, parole, mandatory supervision, or probation for a felony conviction;
   7. (G) three business association references;
   8. (H) the applicant's federal tax identification number, if any;
   9. (I) the applicant's state sales tax number; and
   10. (J) the applicant's social security number.
3. (3) Fee. The fee for each salvage vehicle agent license is $95.

Source Note:The provisions of this §217.74 adopted to be effective March 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 1761.