In September of 2019 the
Governor signed Senate Bill 604 which requires most
dealers in the State of Texas that hold a Motor Vehicle
License and were licensed for
the first time AFTER September 1, 2009 to take a
one-time, web
based 3-hour dealer renewal training course. This is not a new annual or semi-annual
continuing education requirement, the State
is not requiring dealers to take a continuing education
course every 2 or 3 years, it is a business-friendly
one-time requirement in order for you to renew your Texas
dealer’s license. You probably recall the learning curve
that you had to navigate when you first obtained your
dealers license, for example how did you learn about
Inventory Declaration or VIT statements. You may have
learned the ropes of running your dealership when you
received fines from the State. Many dealers learned how to
run a dealership in Texas when they received fines from the
state for infractions. The Automobile Dealer Training
Association Dealer Renewal Course is approved by the Texas
Department of Motor Vehicles is designed to help you
run your dealership, maintain your compliance. You may even learn about some regulations that you
are currently unaware of, and we are going to do our best to
ensure you know how to run your dealership in compliance
with all Texas and Federal Laws In your dealer renewal
course we are going to give you a quick compliance review to
ensure your building, office, lot etc are in compliance with
state dealer laws, we are going to cover the new odometer
laws that just went into effect on 2021, we cover the brand
new dealer surety bond law that took effect on September 1,
of 2021, the new law changes your bonding requirement and
also requires you post dealer surety bond information right
next to your dealers license, so this is a brand new law
that you will definitely need to be aware of, if you are
interested in increasing your profits we cover documentary
fees and what you need to do to if you decide to charge more
than $150 if that is something you are interested in we show
you how, we cover advertising regulations to ensure you know
how to advertise correctly, I am going to show you how to
easily look up state laws if you want to find out exactly
what is written into law, I will show you how to do that, we
cover cash sales, retail installment contracts and
repossessions for those of you that are financing your own
vehicles, or may you want to break into the buy here pay
here side of the business. We will give you an overview on
how to correctly charge sales tax, inventory declaration,
VIT, I will show you how to add revenue to your dealership
by charging for vehicle appraisals, we have a section of
your dealer renewal course that will give you a refresher on
how to complete titles during a transaction to ensure you
are doing that correctly, you will learn how to legally use
metal dealer plates, buyer temporary tags, agent specific
temporary tags, internet down temporary tags, we will also
give a quick review of eTAG, and at the end of your dealer
renewal course we will cover the Federal laws the affect
operation of your Texas dealership. If you were
licensed for the first time AFTER, September 1, 2009, then
more than likely, you will need to take the 3-hour renewal
course in order to renew your dealer license. If you are not sure exactly how long you have had
your dealers license you can call Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles Dealer Licensing Specialist at (888) 368-4689 from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday to find out the exact dates
your licensing term. The dealer renewal course is very
easy to take and if you have never taken an online training
course, it is just like watching videos on YouTube, however
you will just create a user name and password and our state
of the art learning management system will track you
progress. You are extremely busy running your
dealership and it may be hard for you to find the time to
take your training, so if you want to watch all 3 hours
today, you can do that, or if you want to watch an hour
today, an hour tomorrow, and the final hour next week, you
can certainly do that as well and your progress will be
automatically tracked. Once you have watched all 3 hours of
the video your Official Texas Dealer License Renewal
Certificate of Completion will automatically pop up on your
screen and you can simply download it, then submit it with
your dealer license renewal. If you have specific
questions about the dealer license renewal course you can call us at
800-369-2467 or shoot an email to
info@texasdealers.com
Thank you very much for considering the Automobile Dealer
Training Association as your Texas Dealer License Renewal
Partner, when you are ready to start your 3 hour dealer
renewal course, just click the blue Enroll Now button at the
top right of your screen at texasdealers.com
Texas Dealer Compliance
Education
Texas Dealer License Renewal
Course
Dealer Renewal Course Topics
Do You Need to Take the Dealer
License Renewal Course?
However, if you have ten or more years
experience and you did not renew your license for a few
years you can submit a statement when you are renewing your
dealer license and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
licensing specialist will confirm that you have at least 10
years experience, which would allow you to renew your
dealers license without taking the 3 hour dealer renewal
course. Taking Your Texas Dealer License
Renewal Course is Easy
Questions About the Dealer
License Renewal Course? Call Us At 800-369-2467 email
info@texasdealers.com
We are here to help you maintain
compliance with your
Texas motor vehicle dealership!
Delus Johnson-Lead Instructor
Automobile Dealer
Training Association