In determining whether to conduct a site visit at an active salvage vehicle dealer's location, the department will consider whether the dealer has:

1. (1) failed to respond to a records request;
2. (2) failed to operate from the license location;
3. (3) an enforcement history that reveals failed compliance inspections or multiple complaints with administrative sanctions being taken by the department;
4. (4) a business location that fails to meet premises or operating requirements under this chapter;
5. (5) records that require further investigation by the department;
6. (6) failed to remove a license plate or registration insignia from a scrapped or destroyed vehicle;
7. (7) failed to timely or accurately report to the department or enter in the system designated by the department, a void license plate from a scrapped or destroyed vehicle; or
8. (8) failed to scrap, recycle, or destroy license plates and registration insignia from a scrapped or destroyed vehicle.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.54 adopted to be effective January 2, 2020, 44 TexReg 8339; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2760; amended to be effective July 1, 2025, 49 TexReg 9017.