# 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.106: 43 TAC § 215.106. Time for Filing Protest

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.106
- **Heading:** 43 TAC § 215.106. Time for Filing Protest
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 43 TRANSPORTATION / Part 10 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES / Chapter 215 MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION / 43 TAC § 215.106

## Text

(a) A notice of protest must be:
(1) received by the department not later than 5:00
 p.m. Central Time (CST or CDT, as applicable) on the 15th day after
 the department issued the notice as evidenced by the date in the notice;
(2) filed in the department's designated electronic
 filing system; and
(3) submitted with the filing fee paid.
(b) The department shall reject a notice of protest
 if:
(1) the complete notice of protest is not filed within
 15 days from the date of mailing of the department's notification
 to the license holder of the filing of the application; or
(2) the required filing fee is not paid when the protest
 is submitted in the department's designated electronic filing system
 or is later dishonored.

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