The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Board--The Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
2. (2) Casual sale--A sale as defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
3. (3) Component part--As defined by Occupations Code, §2302.251.
4. (4) Corporation--A business entity, including a corporation, or limited liability company, but not a sole proprietorship or general partnership, which has filed a certificate of formation or registration with the Texas Secretary of State.
5. (5) Department--The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
6. (6) Final order authority--The person with authority under Occupations Code, Chapter 2302, or board rules to issue a final order.
7. (7) License holder--A person that holds a salvage vehicle dealer license issued by the department endorsed in one or more of the classifications listed in Occupations Code, §2302.103.
8. (8) Major component part--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
9. (9) Metal recycler--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
10. (10) Minor component part--As defined by Occupations Code, §2302.251.
11. (11) New automobile dealer endorsement--An endorsement on the salvage vehicle dealer license issued by the department that allows the license holder to buy and sell salvage motor vehicles and non-repairable motor vehicles that have not been the subject of a retail sale.
12. (12) Non-repairable motor vehicle--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
13. (13) Non-repairable record of title--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
14. (14) Non-repairable vehicle title--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
15. (15) Out-of-state buyer--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
16. (16) Out-of-state ownership document--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
17. (17) Person--A natural person, partnership, corporation, trust, association, estate, or any other legal entity.
18. (18) Public highway--As defined by Transportation Code, §502.001.
19. (19) Retail sale--As defined by Occupations Code, §2301.002.
20. (20) Salvage motor vehicle--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
21. (21) Salvage pool operator endorsement--An endorsement on the salvage dealer license that allows a person to engage in the business of selling non-repairable motor vehicles or salvage motor vehicles at auction, including wholesale auction, or otherwise.
22. (22) Salvage record of title--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
23. (23) Salvage vehicle agent--As defined by Occupations Code, §2302.001.

24. (24) Salvage vehicle broker endorsement--An endorsement on the salvage vehicle dealer license issued by the department to a license holder, other than a salvage vehicle dealer holding a used automobile dealer endorsement, new automobile dealer endorsement, salvage vehicle rebuilder endorsement, or a salvage pool operator endorsement, that allows the license holder to:

    1. (A) offer to sell or buy, or negotiate to sell or buy, salvage motor vehicles or non-repairable motor vehicles owned by a license holder and to be purchased or sold by another license holder; or
    2. (B) act as the agent or representative of a license holder in performing an act described by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
25. (25) Salvage vehicle dealer--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
26. (26) Salvage vehicle rebuilder--Defined as "rebuilder," in Transportation Code, §501.091.
27. (27) Salvage vehicle rebuilder endorsement--An endorsement on the salvage dealer license issued by the department that allows the license holder to acquire and repair, rebuild, or reconstruct for operation on a public highway more than five salvage motor vehicles in a calendar year.
28. (28) Salvage vehicle title--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.
29. (29) Used automobile dealer endorsement--An endorsement on the salvage vehicle dealer license issued by the department that allows the license holder to buy or sell salvage motor vehicles and non-repairable motor vehicles that have been the subject of a retail sale.
30. (30) Used part--As defined by Transportation Code, §501.091.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.2 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802.