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Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.252 (2026)

License Required: Sale Of New Motor Vehicles

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Sec. 2301.252. LICENSE REQUIRED: SALE OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES. (a) A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new motor vehicles unless the person:

(1) holds a franchised dealer's license issued under this chapter for the make of new motor vehicle being bought, sold, or exchanged; or

(2) is a bona fide employee of the holder of a franchised dealer's license.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) the make of a conversion is that of the chassis manufacturer;

(2) the make of a motor home is that of the motor home manufacturer;

(3) the make of an ambulance is that of the ambulance manufacturer; and

(4) the make of a fire-fighting vehicle is that of the fire-fighting vehicle manufacturer.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 5, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.609(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1290 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2020–2024 · leading case: Camacho v. Ford Motor Co., No. 5:19-cv-00023 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 16, 2020).
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Ford Motor Co. v. Jennifer Parks, Individually & as Guardian of the Person & Est. of Samuel Rivera Gama, & Nicolasa Gama Dale, 691 S.W.3d 475 (Tex. 2024). “See TEX. OCC. CODE § 2301.252(a) (“A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new motor vehicles unless the person: (1) holds a franchised dealer’s license issued under this chapter .”
Camacho v. Ford Motor Co., No. 5:19-cv-00023 (W.D. Tex. Jan. 16, 2020). “TEX. OCC. CODE § 2301.252. The sale “by a defendant” (if the defendant is a manufacturer), therefore, cannot carry with it a registration requirement because such sales cannot be to consumers who are required to register their vehicles.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 2301.252(a): 1 case
Ford Motor Co. v. Jennifer Parks, Individually & as Guardian of the Person & Est. of Samuel Rivera Gama, & Nicolasa Gama Dale, 691 S.W.3d 475 (Tex. 2024). “See TEX. OCC. CODE § 2301.252(a) (“A person may not engage in the business of buying, selling, or exchanging new motor vehicles unless the person: (1) holds a franchised dealer’s license issued under this chapter .”
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