(a) A license holder shall notify the department by electronically submitting a license amendment application in the department-designated licensing system to amend its license within 30 days of a change in the license holder's business name or assumed name. Upon submission of an amendment to change the business name or assumed name, the department shall reflect the new business name in the department's records. The dealer shall retain the same salvage vehicle dealer license number except if the business name change is the result of a change in the type of entity being licensed, such as a sole proprietorship becoming a corporation, or if the ownership of the business changes as discussed in subsection (b) of this section.
(b) A salvage vehicle dealer shall notify the department by electronically submitting a license amendment application in the department-designated licensing system within 30 days of a change to:
  (1) the entity type of the applicant or license holder;
  (2) the departure or addition of any person reported to the department in the original license application or most recent renewal application, including any person described in §211.2 of this title (relating to Application of Subchapter);
  (3) an ownership, organizational, managerial, or other business arrangement that would allow the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies and activities of an applicant or license holder, whether directly or indirectly, to be established in or with a person not described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection; or
  (4) a business email address, telephone number, mailing address, or change in license contact.
(c) The license holder must submit to the department all information required by the department to evaluate the license amendment application under current law and rules.

Source Note: The provisions of this §221.19 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective October 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 7444; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2760