Texas Administrative Code
Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 215 - MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION
Subchapter D - GENERAL DISTINGUISHING NUMBERS AND IN-TRANSIT LICENSES
Section 215.160 - Duty to Identify Motor Vehicles Offered for Sale as Rebuilt

Universal Citation: 43 TX Admin Code ยง 215.160

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) For each motor vehicle a dealer displays or offers for retail sale and which the dealer knows has been a salvage motor vehicle as defined by Transportation Code, §501.091(15) and has subsequently been titled under Transportation Code, §501.100, a dealer shall disclose in writing that the motor vehicle has been repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed. The written disclosure must:

(1) be visible from outside of the motor vehicle; and

(2) contain lettering that is reasonable in size, stating as follows: "This motor vehicle has been repaired, rebuilt or, reconstructed after formerly being titled as a salvage motor vehicle."

(b) Upon the sale of a motor vehicle which has been a salvage motor vehicle as defined by Transportation Code, § 501.091(15) and subsequently titled under Transportation Code, § 501.100, a dealer shall obtain the purchaser's signature on the vehicle disclosure form or on an acknowledgement written in fourteen point or larger font that states as follows: "I, (name of purchaser), acknowledge that at the time of purchase, I am aware that this vehicle has been repaired, rebuilt, or reconstructed and was formerly titled as a salvage motor vehicle."

(c) The purchaser's acknowledgement as required in subsection (b) of this section may be incorporated in a Buyer's Order, a Purchase Order, or other disclosure document. This disclosure requires a separate signature.

(d) An original signed acknowledgement or vehicle disclosure form required by subsection (b) of this section must be given to the purchaser and a copy of the signed acknowledgement or vehicle disclosure form shall be retained by the dealer in the records of motor vehicles sales required by § 215.144 of this title (relating to Vehicle Records). If the acknowledgement is incorporated in a Buyer's Order, a Purchase Order, or other disclosure document, a copy of that document must be given to the purchaser and a copy retained in the dealer's records in accordance with §215.144.

(e) This section does not apply to a wholesale motor vehicle auction.

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