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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC |
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Subtitle A. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
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Chapter 520. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 520.0091. DEPUTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS
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(a) A county assessor-collector, with the approval of the commissioners court of the county, may deputize an individual or business entity to:
(1) issue motor vehicle registration receipts as a limited-service deputy; or
(2) issue motor vehicle registration receipts and prepare or accept applications for title transfers as a full-service deputy.
(b) An individual or business entity is eligible to be deputized as a limited-service deputy if the person:
(1) is trained to issue registration receipts by the county assessor-collector; and
(2) posts a bond payable to the county assessor-collector:
(A) in an amount determined by the assessor-collector; and
(B) conditioned on the person's proper accounting and remittance of all fees the person collects.
(c) An individual or business entity is eligible to be deputized as a full-service deputy if the person:
(1) meets the requirements of Subsection (b); and
(2) has experience in title transfers.
(d) A person deputized under this section shall keep a separate account of the fees collected and a record of daily receipts.