43 Tex. Admin. Code § 217.86 - Dismantling, Scrapping, or Destruction of Motor Vehicles

(a) A person who acquires ownership of a nonrepairable or salvage motor vehicle for the purpose of dismantling, scrapping, or destruction shall, not later than the 30th day after the motor vehicle was acquired:

(1) submit to the department a report, on a form prescribed by the department:

(A) stating that the motor vehicle will be dismantled, scrapped, or destroyed; and

(B) certifying that all unexpired license plates and registration validation stickers have been removed from the motor vehicle, in accordance with Occupations Code, § 2302.252; and

(2) surrender to the department the properly assigned ownership document.

(b) The person shall:

(1) maintain records of each motor vehicle that will be dismantled, scrapped, or destroyed, as provided by Chapter 221, Subchapter D of this title (relating to Records); and

(2) store all unexpired license plates and registration validation stickers removed from those vehicles in a secure location.

(c) The department will issue the person a receipt with surrender of the report and ownership documents.

(d) For purposes of dismantling, scrapping, or destruction, a nonrepairable or salvage motor vehicle may only be transferred to a metal recycler upon issuance of a receipt as provided in subsection (c) of this section. The transfer shall be documented on a form prescribed by the department and be included with the transfer of the vehicle along with the receipt as provided in subsection (c) of this section.

(e) License plates and registration validation stickers removed from vehicles reported under subsection (a)(1) of this section may be destroyed upon receipt of the acknowledged report from the department.

(f) The department will place an appropriate notation on motor vehicle records for which ownership documents have been surrendered to the department.

(g) Not later than 60 days after the motor vehicle is delivered to the metal recycler for purposes of the vehicle being dismantled, scrapped, or destroyed, the person shall report to the department and provide evidence that the motor vehicle has been dismantled, scrapped, or destroyed.

Notes

43 Tex. Admin. Code § 217.86

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 10, March 6, 2015, TexReg 1103, eff. 3/12/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 48, November 25, 2016, TexReg 9336, eff. 12/4/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 45, November 8, 2024, TexReg 9005, eff. 11/14/2024