Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 10 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Chapter 217 - VEHICLE TITLES AND REGISTRATION › Subchapter H - DEPUTIES › Section 217.164 - Limited Service Deputies

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A county tax
				  assessor-collector, with the approval of the commissioners court of the county,
				  may deputize a person to act as a limited service deputy. A limited service
				  deputy may only process registration renewals, except as limited by this
				  section, and may not prepare or accept an application for title transfer or
				  initial registration.
(b) A limited
				  service deputy offering registration renewal services to the general public
				  must accept and process any proper application for registration renewal that
				  the county tax assessor-collector would accept and process.
(c) The county tax assessor-collector may
				  impose reasonable obligations or requirements upon a limited service deputy in
				  addition to those set forth in this section. The county tax assessor-collector
				  may, at the time of deputation or upon renewal of deputation, impose specified
				  restrictions or limitations on a limited service deputy's authority to provide
				  registration renewal services.
(d)
				  A limited service deputy may be authorized by the county tax assessor-collector
				  to provide registration renewal services only for the members, officers,
				  employees, affiliates and customers of the deputy, and not to the public
				  generally. If a limited service deputy does not provide services to the general
				  public, the scope of the deputy's authority to provide registration renewal
				  services to itself and its members, officers, employees, affiliates, and
				  customers must be defined by the county tax assessor-collector as part of the
				  authorization to act as a limited service deputy.
(e) To be eligible to serve as a limited
				  service deputy, a person must be trained to accept and process registration
				  renewals, as approved by the county tax assessor-collector, or otherwise be
				  deemed competent by the county tax assessor-collector to perform such
				  services.
(f) To be eligible to
				  serve as a limited service deputy, a person must post a bond payable to the
				  county tax assessor-collector consistent with §
										217.167 of
				  this title (relating to Bonding Requirements) with the bond conditioned on the
				  person's proper accounting and remittance of the fees the person
				  collects.
(g) A person applying to
				  be a limited service deputy must complete the application process as specified
				  by the county tax assessor-collector. The application process may include
				  satisfaction of any bonding requirements and completion of any additional
				  required documentation or training of the deputy before the processing of any
				  registration renewals may occur.
(h) If a limited service deputy offers
				  services to the general public, the deputy must provide the physical address at
				  which services will be offered, the mailing address, the phone number, and the
				  hours of service. This information may be published on the department's website
				  and may be published by the county if the county publishes a list of deputy
				  locations.
(i) A limited service
				  deputy shall keep a separate accounting of the fees collected and remitted to
				  the county, and a record of daily receipts.
(j) A limited service deputy may retain fees
				  consistent with the provisions of §
										217.168 of
				  this title (relating to Deputy Fee Amounts).