Texas Comptroller Manual of Accounts - Fiscal 2025
Revenue Object 3035 – Commercial Transportation Fees – Motor Vehicle Business License

Each motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, dealer and for each representative. A separate license is required for each dealership.

1. Each manufacturer and distributor - $900.
2. Each individual dealer franchised by manufacturer or distributor - $20.
3. Franchised dealer’s license and vehicle lessor license based on number of vehicles sold/leased:
   1. up to 200 vehicles - $175.
   2. 201 to 400 vehicles - $275.
   3. 401 to 800 vehicles - $400.
   4. 801 to 1,200 vehicles - $500.
   5. 1,201 to 1,600 vehicles - $625.
   6. more than 1,600 vehicles - $750.
4. Franchised dealer for each location that offers no motor vehicle for sale, but performs warranty service - $100.
5. Each converter - $375.
6. Penalty - 50% of fee for each 30 days of default.
7. Lease facilitator license - $375.
8. Fee for license amendment - $25.
9. Fees for duplicate license - $50.
10. Fee for drive-a-way in-transit license - $50.
11. Fee for first year of dealer general distinguishing number - $500. Renewal - $200.

License expires one year from date of issue.

Previously collected for Motor Vehicle Board (470).

General distinguishing number fee amended by H.B. 1778, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 288 and S.B. 1141, 68th Leg., R.S.

Rates amended by H.B. 524, 72nd Leg., R.S.

Fees for vehicle lessor and lease facilitator license (7) added by S.B. 921, 74th Leg., R.S.

Deposit changed from General Revenue to State Highway Fund 0006 by S.B. 921 and S.B. 1139, 74th Leg., R.S.

Rates amended by S.B. 1139, 74th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 1446, 74th Leg., R.S. increased the general distinguishing number fee from $250 to $500 and renewal fee from $100 to $200.

General distinguishing number fee and drive-a-way in-transit fee recodified by S.B. 971, 74th Leg., R.S.

(8) and (9) added, (10) and (11) amended, and duplicate license fee re-added by H.B. 2651, 80th Leg., R.S.

Deposit agency changed from Texas Department of Transportation (601) by H.B. 3097, 81st Leg., R.S.

H.B. 2202, 83rd Leg., R.S. changed deposit from State Highway Fund (0006) to new Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund. New fund was not exempted in funds consolidation bill (H.B. 6) and not created. Therefore, revenue amounts were deposited to General Revenue (0001).

General distinguishing number fee and drive-a-way in-transit fee reclassified from revenue object 3014, February 2016.

S.B. 1512, 84th Leg., R.S. recreated the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund and it was exempted by H.B. 6, 84th Leg., R.S. Deposit changed from General Revenue to Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Fund (0010). Effective 9/1/16.

$100 representative license fee repealed by S.B. 604, 86th Leg., R.S.