Texas Used Auto Parts Recycler license lookup — free

A Used Auto Parts Recycler license is held by salvage yards that dismantle vehicles and resell the used parts — both the business itself and its individual employees need their own license under this TDLR program. Customers buying used parts, and the used-car and repair industry more broadly, rely on this licensing system to keep salvage operations accountable for where parts actually come from. Because both the yard and its staff carry separate licenses, a lapse on either side can affect a business's ability to legally operate or staff a counter. TDLR's rules here are refreshingly plain about both the fees and the process.

Both the business and employee licenses are valid for one year from the date of issue, TDLR states directly. There's no continuing-education step anywhere in TDLR's renewal FAQ for this license — the agency walks through the entire renewal process and fee schedule without mentioning CE at all, which reads as there simply not being one, though that's an absence rather than an explicit 'no CE required' statement. Late renewal fees follow TDLR's standard tiers and are confirmed by the math on the page itself: the business license runs $75 on time, $112.50 within 90 days late, and $150 from 91 days out to three years (with a written Executive Director request required past 18 months); the employee license runs $25, $37.50, and $50 on the same schedule. Past three years expired, either license requires a brand-new application instead of a renewal.