(a) A certificate holder shall maintain in a convenient place a record of each motor vehicle that enters the certificate holder's premises for a repair. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the certificate holder shall include in the record:
(1) a description of the vehicle;
(2) the vehicle identification number;
(3) the date the vehicle entered the certificate holder's premises;
(4) the odometer reading at the time the vehicle is received;
(5) the name and address of the person from whom the vehicle is received; and
(6) a signed authorization for the work to be performed on the vehicle.
(b) If a motor vehicle is towed to the certificate holder's repair facility without the consent of the owner of the vehicle, the information in the record is the information provided by the law enforcement agency that initiated the towing process.
Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.