ELECTRONIC REPAIRS.

Dallas City Code ch. 50, art. VIII

in effect

Dallas City Code § 50-99 DEFINITIONS.

SEC. 50-99. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (a) DIRECTOR means the director of the department designated by the city manager to enforce and administer this article or the director’s authorized representative. (b) ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT means electronic apparatus normally used or sold for use by individuals for entertainment purposes, including, but not limited to, televisions, radios, tape players, recorders or decks, phonograph equipment, and antenna receiving systems. (c) ELECTRONIC REPAIR means the repairing, servicing, or maintaining of electronic equipment, including the pick-up and delivery of electronic equipment from locations within the city for the purpose of repairing, servicing or maintenance. (d) LICENSE means an electronic repair license. (e) LICENSEE means a person licensed to engage in the electronic repair business under the provisions of this article. (f) PERSON means any individual, assumed name entity, partnership, joint-venture, association or corporation. (g) PICK-UP AND DELIVERY CHARGE means the fee charged by a licensee for the removal of electronic equipment from the home of a customer for the purposes of repair, transportation to the service dealer’s place of business and return to the home of the customer. (h) SERVICE CHARGE means the total of fees charged by a service dealer for his transportation to and from the premises of a customer and the first 30 minutes of examination and repair of one piece of electronic equipment which he performs on the premises of the customer. Any other term used to describe a service charge shall include these items. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 16476; 17226)

Dallas City Code § 50-100 LICENSE - REQUIRED; TRADE NAME REGISTRATION.

SEC. 50-100. LICENSE - REQUIRED; TRADE NAME REGISTRATION. (a) No person shall own, maintain, conduct, operate, or engage in an electronic repair business, or hold himself out as being able to do so within the city, without first obtaining an electronic repair license from the director. Should such person maintain more than one electronic repair establishment, a duplicate license shall be required for each additional establishment operating under the same trade name. A separate license shall be required for establishments operating under different trade names. The license issued to an electronic repair establishment shall authorize the establishment and all its bona fide employees to engage in the business of electronic repair. (b) A licensee shall register with the director the trade name of his electronic repair establishment. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 17393)

Dallas City Code § 50-101 FEES.

SEC. 50-101. FEES. The annual fee for an electronic repair license is $126. The fee for issuing a duplicate license for additional establishments or for a lost, destroyed, or mutilated license is $0. The fee is payable to the director upon issuance of a license. No refund of license fees shall be made. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 15970; 16476; 18411; 18876; 19300; 29879; 31332; 32556)

Dallas City Code § 50-102 LICENSE - APPLICATION, ISSUANCE, AND RENEWAL.

SEC. 50-102. LICENSE - APPLICATION, ISSUANCE, AND RENEWAL. (a) An applicant for a license shall file with the director, a written application upon a form provided for that purpose, which shall be signed by the applicant or his local authorized agent, who shall be an individual responsible for the operation of applicant’s local electronic repair business. The following information shall be required in the application: (1) name, address, and telephone number of the applicant, including the trade name by which applicant does business and the street address of all repair establishments, and if incorporated, the name registered with the secretary of state; (2) type of electronic equipment repaired by applicant; (3) a statement indicating whether any owner, proprietor, or current employee of applicant has been convicted for violation of this article; (4) a statement whether an electronic repair license issued to applicant or any proprietor, partner or corporate officer of applicant, has been revoked within one year preceding the date of application; and (5) a statement that applicant engages in the lawful business of electronic repair and that all facts stated in the application are true. (b) An applicant shall be required to maintain a permanent and established place of business at a location where an electronic repair business is not prohibited by municipal ordinance and for which any store license and tax permit, if required by law, has been issued and is in force. (c) When an application for a license, or renewal thereof, has been filed with the director in proper form, the director shall, within a period of 30 days from the date of filing, approve the application or if he finds any of the facts listed in Section 50-105 to be true, deny the application. If the application is denied, the director shall send to the applicant by certified mail, return receipt requested, a written statement setting forth the reasons for the denial. (d) Repealed by Ord. 16476. (e) The director may, at any time, require additional information of a licensee or an applicant, to clarify the items on the application. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 16476)

Dallas City Code § 50-103 LICENSE - DISPLAY, DUPLICATES, TRANSFERABILITY; EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION.

SEC. 50-103. LICENSE - DISPLAY, DUPLICATES, TRANSFERABILITY; EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION. (a) Each license issued pursuant to this article shall be posted and kept in a conspicuous place in the electronic repair establishment. (b) A duplicate license may be issued for one lost, destroyed or mutilated upon application therefor on a form prescribed by the director. Each duplicate license shall have the word “duplicate” stamped across the face thereof and shall bear the same number as the one it replaces. (c) No electronic repair license shall be assignable or transferable. (d) Every licensee, within 10 days after a change or partial change in local ownership or management of the electronic repair business, or if there be no local ownership, then a change in the authorized agent referred to in Section 50-102(a), or a change of address or trade name, shall notify the director of any such change. (e) Every licensee shall provide each of its electronic repair employees with an identification card which identifies that person as an employee of the licensee. The licensee’s license number shall be prominently printed on the face of the card, and employees shall carry these cards with them at all times while in the course of their employment. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-104 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.

SEC. 50-104. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR. In addition to the powers and duties elsewhere prescribed in this chapter, the director shall be required to: (a) administer and enforce all provisions of this article; (b) keep all records of all licenses issued, suspend or revoke; (c) adopt such rules and regulations, after reasonable notice to licensees, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, with respect to the form and content of applications for licenses, the receipt thereof, the investigation of applicants, and other matters incidental or appropriate to his powers and duties as may be necessary for the proper administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article; and (d) conduct, on his own initiative, periodic investigations of electronic repair establishments throughout the city, concerning their compliance with this article. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-105 LICENSE - REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW.

SEC. 50-105. LICENSE - REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW. The director shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of an electronic repair license for any one or more of the following reasons: (a) conviction twice within a two year period of the licensee, applicant or any current employee thereof for a violation of any provision of this article. Notice shall be given to a licensee on the date any formal charges are filed against any employee of the licensee; (b) the making of any false statement as to a material matter in an application for a license, or renewal thereof, or in a hearing in connection therewith; (c) revocation of a license, pursuant to this article, or the applicant, or any proprietor, partner or corporate officer therein, within one year preceding application; or (d) use by the licensee of any trade name for his electronic repair business other than the one registered with the director. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-106 LICENSE - REVOCATION.

SEC. 50-106. LICENSE - REVOCATION. (a) An electronic repair license shall be revoked by the director for any one or more of the following reasons: (1) the making of any false statement as to a material matter in an application for a license, renewal thereof, or a hearing concerning the license; (2) conviction twice within a two year period of the licensee or any current employee thereof, of a violation of any provisions of this article. Notice shall be given to a licensee on the date any formal charges are filed against any employee of the licensee; or (3) use by the licensee of any trade name for his electronic repair business other than the one registered with the director. (b) Written notice of such revocation shall be sent by the director to the licensee by certified mail, return receipt requested, setting forth the reasons for the revocation. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-107 LICENSE - APPEAL FROM REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW; FROM DECISION TO REVOKE.

SEC. 50-107. LICENSE - APPEAL FROM REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW; FROM DECISION TO REVOKE. In the event the director shall refuse to approve the issuance of an original license or the renewal of a license to any applicant, or revokes the license issued to any licensee under this article, this action shall be final unless the licensee files an appeal with a permit and license appeal board in accordance with Section 2-96 of this code (Ord. Nos. 13966; 18200)

Dallas City Code § 50-108 DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS ON PREMISES OF OWNER.

SEC. 50-108. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS ON PREMISES OF OWNER. Prior to work being performed on electronic equipment on the premises of the owner of the electronic equipment, the owner, or his agent shall be furnished a written schedule of charges, if such charges are made, to include the following items: (1) service charge; (2) hourly labor charge with an explanation of fractional hour charges or a flat labor charge; (3) charges for making an estimate of repairs; and (4) itemized lists of any and all other charges other than parts; provided that, if a list of parts installation charges is on file in the office of the director, such parts installation charges are not required to be itemized on the schedule. Such lists on file with the director shall be kept confidential. Upon completion of electronic repair work performed on the premises of the owner, the owner or his agent shall be furnished a written statement showing total charges for items (1), (2), (3), and (4), above, including any installation charges, if such charges are made, and this statement shall include a list of all parts supplied, described with reasonable particularity and identified by part name and designation as to whether new or used parts were installed. If neither the owner nor his agent is present, the schedule of charges and the statement shall be left at the premises. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-109 DISCLOSURE, REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS IN LICENSEE’S ESTABLISHMENT.

SEC. 50-109. DISCLOSURE, REQUIRED FOR REPAIRS IN LICENSEE’S ESTABLISHMENT. (a) When electronic equipment must be removed from the premises of the owner to an electronic repair establishment for repairs, or when electronic equipment is delivered to an electronic repair establishment by the owner of such equipment, or his agent, the licensee shall, before removing or taking custody of the equipment, furnish the owner or his agent a written estimate of time to complete repairs and a written schedule of charges, if such charges are made, and are applicable, to include the following items: (1) service charge; (2) pick up and delivery charge; (3) charges for making an estimate of repairs; (4) storage charges; (5) total charges for release of equipment to be repaired in the event it is not repaired; (6) hourly labor charge or flat labor charge; and (7) itemized list of any and all other charges, other than parts; provided that, if a list of parts installation charges is on file in the office of the director, such parts installation charges are not required to be itemized on the schedule. Such lists on file with the director shall be kept confidential. (b) Prior to work being performed, the licensee shall provide the owner or his agent, either in writing or by telephone, an estimate of total charges for repairs. After receiving the estimate, the owner or his agent may either authorize the repairs at the estimate cost or request return of his equipment in reasonably the same condition as when released to the licensee, in which case the licensee shall receive payment only for those items on the schedule of charges to which he is entitled. Total charges for repairs made shall not exceed the original estimate or any subsequent estimate by more than 10 percent unless the owner is notified by telephone or in writing and authorizes the increased cost estimate. If the owner authorizes an estimate or time of completion of repairs by telephone, the licensee or his agent shall record in writing on the work order or invoice, the date, time, name of person authorizing repairs, and the telephone number called. (c) Should the licensee be unable to complete the repairs in the time estimated, he shall notify the owner of this fact, at which time the owner may request return of his equipment in reasonably the same condition as when released to the licensee, in which case the licensee shall receive payment for those items on the schedule of charges to which he is entitled only. Upon the above request being made by the owner, if the licensee originally picked up the equipment from the owner’s premises, he shall return the equipment to the owner’s premises within two working days from date of request. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 16476)

Dallas City Code § 50-110 DETAILED STATEMENT REQUIRED; RETURN OF REPLACED PARTS.

SEC. 50-110. DETAILED STATEMENT REQUIRED; RETURN OF REPLACED PARTS. All work performed by a licensee shall be recorded on a statement describing all service work done and all parts supplied with reasonable particularity, identifying parts by name, designating whether new or used parts were installed, and indicating the exact charge for each part or service. One copy shall be given to the customer and one copy retained by the licensee for a period of at least one year. The licensee shall return replaced parts, other than the picture tube, to the customer, except such parts as the licensee is required to return to the manufacturer or distributor under a warranty or exchange arrangement. (Ord. 13966)

Dallas City Code § 50-111 UNNECESSARY REPAIRS; FALSE REPRESENTATION OF WORK.

SEC. 50-111. UNNECESSARY REPAIRS; FALSE REPRESENTATION OF WORK. (a) A person shall not intentionally make repairs upon electronic equipment that are not bona fide and necessary to correct the malfunction for repair of which his services were sought. This subsection does not apply to replacement of weak parts of electronic equipment upon disclosure of the weakness and authorization of the owner. (b) A person shall not represent that he has performed work or replaced a part on electronic equipment if he has not performed the work or replaced the part. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 16476)

Dallas City Code § 50-112 ADVERTISING.

SEC. 50-112. ADVERTISING. (a) An advertised fee, charge, or stipulation of no charge for any electronic repair service involving a trip to the premises of a customer, shall mean the total of fees charged by the licensee for his transportation to and from the premises of a customer and the first 30 minutes of examination and repair of one piece of electronic equipment which he performs on the premises of the customer. (b) It shall be unlawful for a licensee to advertise in any manner, the fact that he is a holder of a city electronic repair license. (Ord. Nos. 13966; 14369)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-126386Fetched: 10/26/2026