# 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.109: 43 TAC § 215.109. Replacement Dealership

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.109
- **Heading:** 43 TAC § 215.109. Replacement Dealership
- **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 § 215.109

## Text

An application for a franchised dealer's license for a dealership
 intended as a replacement for a previously existing dealership shall
 be deemed an application for a "replacement dealership" required to
 be established in accordance with Occupations Code, §2301.453
 and shall not be subject to protest under the provisions of §215.105
 of this title (relating to Notification of License Application; Protest
 Requirements), provided that:
(1) the application states that the applicant is intended
 as a replacement dealership and identifies the prior dealership to
 be replaced;
(2) the manufacturer or distributor of the line-make
 gives notice to the department and to other dealers franchised for
 the same line-make that meet the provisions of Occupations Code, §2301.652(b)
 and (c);
(3) the notice under paragraph (2) of this subsection
 is given within 60 days following the closing of the prior dealership;
(4) the application is filed electronically in the
 licensing system designated by the department not later than one year
 following the closing of the prior dealership; and
(5) the location of the applicant's proposed dealership
 is not more than two miles from the location of the prior dealership.

## Nearby sections

- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.101 43 TAC § 215.101. Purpose and Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_101.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.102 43 TAC § 215.102. Application Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_102.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.103 43 TAC § 215.103. Service-only Facility](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_103.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.104 43 TAC § 215.104. Changes to Franchised Dealer’s License](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_104.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.105 43 TAC § 215.105. Notification of License Application; Protest Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_105.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.106 43 TAC § 215.106. Time for Filing Protest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_106.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.108 43 TAC § 215.108. Addition or Relocation of Line-make](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_108.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.109 43 TAC § 215.109. Replacement Dealership](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_109.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.110 43 TAC § 215.110. Evidence of Franchise](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_110.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.111 43 TAC § 215.111. Notice of Termination or Discontinuance of Franchise and Time for Filing Protest](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_111.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.113 43 TAC § 215.113. Manufacturer Ownership of Franchised Dealer; Good Cause Extension; Dealer Development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_113.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.114 43 TAC § 215.114. Sale of a Vehicle by a Manufacturer or Distributor at a Wholesale Motor Vehicle Auction](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_114.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.115 43 TAC § 215.115. Manufacturer, Distributor, and Converter Vehicle Sales Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_115.md)
- [43 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.116 43 TAC § 215.116. Franchised Dealership Lease or Sublease Listing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T43_P10_C215_S215_116.md)

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