1. (a) A salvage vehicle dealer shall maintain a record of each salvage motor vehicle and nonrepairable motor vehicle purchased, sold, or exchanged by the salvage vehicle dealer.
2. (b) A salvage vehicle dealer's records must be maintained at the licensed business location.
3. (c) Any records required to be maintained by a license holder may be maintained in an electronic format if the record can be reviewed and printed at the licensed business location or provided electronically upon request of the department.
4. (d) A salvage vehicle dealer must make records available for review and copying upon request by the department. The department may request records in person, by mail, or electronically from a department email or a department-designated system.
5. (e) A salvage vehicle dealer must provide copies of requested records to the department within 15 days of receipt of the request.
6. (f) Occupations Code, §2302.254, establishes the requirements that a salvage vehicle dealer maintain a record of an inventory of component parts purchased by or delivered to the salvage vehicle dealer.

Source Note:The provisions of this §221.71 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2760.