Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 86 - VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING
Section 86.225 - Emergency Consent Tow Truck Permit, Consent Tow Operator License, and Tow Company License
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 86.225
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The department may issue an emergency consent tow truck permit, emergency consent tow operator license, or emergency tow company license if:
(1) the Governor of the State of Texas declares a disaster under Government Code, §
418.014;
(2) the executive director determines that enacting these emergency tow provisions are necessary in that disaster area; and
(3) the applicant meets the requirements in §§ 86.226, 86.227 or 86.228.
(b) An emergency license will expire ninety (90) days after issuance, and:
(1) is valid only for towing operations that originate in the disaster area designated by the governor;
(2) is valid only during the time of the declared disaster for towing operations that originate within the declared disaster area; and
(3) may be renewed for an additional ninety (90) days if the disaster or disaster recovery period extends beyond eighty (80) days.
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