- (a) Investigation. The department will not grant a salvage vehicle dealer or an agent a license until the department completes an investigation of the applicant's qualifications and references in accordance with Occupations Code, §2302.105. The investigation will be conducted not later than the 15th day after the date the application is received by the department, and may include a criminal background check.
- (b) Report by the department. On completion of the investigation, the department will provide each applicant with a written notification of the results of the investigation in the form of issuance of a license to a qualified applicant or a letter advising of denial of the application. If the application is denied the applicant may appeal the decision as specified in §217.81 of this subchapter (relating to Denial, Suspension, or Revocation).
(c) License issuance. The department will issue a license to an applicant who meets all the license qualifications of §217.73 of this subchapter (relating to Salvage Vehicle Dealer License) or §217.74 of this subchapter (relating to Salvage Vehicle Agent License), as applicable, and pays the required fees.
- (1) The license will be issued for a 12-month period.
- (2) A license will not be issued in a fictitious name that may be confused with or is similar to that of a governmental entity or that is otherwise deceptive or misleading to the public.
- (3) A person whose license has been revoked in accordance with §217.81 of this subchapter will not be issued a new license before the first anniversary of the date of the revocation.
Source Note:The provisions of this §217.75 adopted to be effective March 4, 2010, 35 TexReg 1761.