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TITLE 16ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 77SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
RULE §77.20Registration Requirements--Provider

(a) A person may not operate as a service contracts provider, or offer to be a provider unless the person is either registered with the department or the service contracts offered are specifically exempt from Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 1304.

(b) A registration expires one year from the date issued.

(c) An applicant for a provider registration must submit on department-approved forms:

  (1) a completed application;

  (2) a completed personal information form from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code §1304.0035;

  (3) a completed criminal history questionnaire from each controlling person as defined in Texas Occupations Code §1304.0035, if applicable;

  (4) the fee required under §77.80; and

  (5) proof of financial security required under §77.40.

(d) Within 30 days of a provider's initial registration date, the provider must submit a list of the following information:

  (1) website addresses where a consumer may purchase the provider's service contracts, as applicable;

  (2) the provider's administrator(s) as applicable, including each administrator's name, assumed name, street address, telephone number, and department registration number; and

  (3) the provider's service contracts sellers, except those excluded under Texas Occupations Code §1304.1025(c)(2), including each seller's name, assumed name, street address, and telephone number.

(e) A provider must report changes in its controlling person(s) within 30 days of the change on a department approved form, unless the change occurs within 30 days of the provider's renewal date. If the change occurs within 30 days of a provider's renewal, the provider may report it at the time of renewal on a department approved form(s).


Source Note: The provisions of this §77.20 adopted to be effective November 16, 2009, 34 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 1319; amended to be effective January 15, 2015, 40 TexReg 60; amended to be effective June 15, 2022, 47 TexReg 3455

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