SECTION 215.201. Purpose and Scope

(a) This subchapter implements Occupations Code, §2301.204 and §§2301.601 - 2301.613.

(b) Practice and procedure in contested cases heard by the department's Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) are addressed in Subchapter B of this chapter (relating to Adjudicative Practice and Procedure) and the provisions of this subchapter to the extent that the provisions do not conflict with state law, rule, or court order.

(c) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Comparable Motor Vehicle--A new motor vehicle, with comparable mileage, from the same manufacturer, converter, or distributor's product line and the same model year or newer as the motor vehicle to be replaced or as reasonably equivalent to the motor vehicle to be replaced.

(2) Lemon Law--Refers to Occupations Code, Chapter 2301, Subchapter M (§§2301.601-2301.613).

(3) Warranty Performance--Refers to Occupations Code, §2301.204.

Source Note: The provisions of this §215.201 adopted to be effective July 5, 2012, 37 TexReg 4950; amended to be effective March 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 1728; amended to be effective February 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 571