(a) A salvage vehicle dealer license expires on the second anniversary of the date the license was issued.
(b) A salvage vehicle dealer license may be renewed for an additional period of two years upon timely submission of a renewal application on a form prescribed by the department with all required information, attachments, and fees. A renewal application is considered "timely" submitted if the renewal application with all required information, attachments, and required fees is received by the department on or before the expiration date of the existing license.
(c) The department will send a written notice of expiration to a license holder's email address at least 31 days before expiration of a license.
(d) Failure by the department to send written notice of expiration under this section does not relieve a license holder from timely renewing a license.
(e) The renewal fee for a salvage vehicle dealer license is $170.
(f) A license holder may renew an expired license by submitting a renewal application and paying a late renewal fee of $85 in addition to the renewal fee, if 90 or fewer days have elapsed since the license expired.
(g) A license holder may renew an expired license by submitting a renewal application and paying a late renewal fee of $170 in addition to the renewal fee, if more than 90 days but less than one year has elapsed since the license expired.
(h) If a license has been expired for one year or longer and the department has not received a renewal application, the department will close the license, and the license holder must apply for a new license.
(i) In accordance with Government Code, §2001.054, a license holder that timely submits a renewal application under subsection (b) of this section may continue to operate under the expired license until the status of the renewal application is determined by the department.
(j) If the department does not receive a timely renewal application with all required information and attachments and the applicable renewal fee on or before the license expiration date, a salvage vehicle dealer may not engage in the activities that require the license until the license has been renewed by the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §221.20 adopted to be effective December 9, 2015, 40 TexReg 8802; amended to be effective January 2, 2020, 44 TexReg 8339; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2760