Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 86 - VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING
Section 86.1002 - Technical Requirements - Towing Company Records
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 86.1002
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) General records to be maintained. Except as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2), every towing company shall maintain at a principal office in Texas all records and information required by the department.
(1) Texas firms. If a towing company wishes to maintain records at a location other than its principal office in Texas, the towing company shall make a written request to the department. A tow company may not begin maintaining records at an alternate location until the request is approved by the department.
(2) Out-of-state firms. A towing company whose principal business address is located outside the state of Texas shall maintain records required under this section at its principal office in Texas. Alternatively, a towing company may maintain such records at an out-of-state facility if the towing company reimburses the department for necessary travel expenses and per diem for any inspections or investigations conducted under these rules.
(b) Preservation and destruction of records. All books and records generated by a tow company must be maintained for not less than two years at the towing company's principal business address.
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