Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 86 - VEHICLE TOWING AND BOOTING
Section 86.226 - Emergency Consent Tow Truck Permit
Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 86.226
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) To be eligible for an emergency consent tow truck permit, an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
(2) provide proof of insurance required under § 86.400;
(3) verify that the tow truck is equipped to tow light-duty or heavy-duty vehicles according to the manufacturer's guidelines;
(4) successfully pass a criminal background check; and
(5) pay the consent tow truck permit fee required under § 86.800.
(b) An emergency consent tow truck permitted under this section must:
(1) carry a copy of the cab card in the cab of each permitted emergency consent tow truck;
(2) display on each permitted emergency consent tow truck, the permit holder's name and telephone number as listed on the application for an emergency consent tow truck permit; and
(3) meet the requirements in § 86.1000 applicable to consent tow operators.
(c) If the information required by subsection (b)(2) is not permanently affixed to the tow truck, the required sign may be affixed by use of magnetic signs on both sides of the tow truck, printed in letters and numbers that are at least two inches high and in a color that contrasts with the color of the background surface.
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