The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Board--Board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(2) Commercial fleet buyer--An entity that, in compliance
with Transportation Code, §501.0234(b), is deputized under this
subchapter, utilizes the dealer title application process developed
to provide a method to submit title transactions to the county in
which the commercial fleet buyer is a deputy, and has authority to
accept an application for registration and application for title transfer
that the county tax assessor-collector may accept.
(3) Dealer deputy--A motor vehicle dealer, as defined
by Transportation Code, §503.001(4), including a commercial fleet
buyer, who is deputized to process motor vehicle titling and registration
transactions, and who may be authorized to provide registration renewal
services. Dealer deputy includes an individual, who is not himself
or herself appointed as a deputy, employed, hired, or otherwise engaged
by the dealer deputy to serve as the deputy's agent in performing
motor vehicle titling, registration or registration renewal services.
(4) Department--Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
(5) Deputy--A person appointed to serve in an official
government capacity to perform, under the provisions of this subchapter,
designated motor vehicle titling, registration, and registration renewal
services as a deputy assessor-collector. The term "deputy" does not
include an employee of a county tax assessor-collector.
(6) Full service deputy--A deputy appointed to accept
and process applications for motor vehicle title transfers and initial
registrations, and process registration renewals and other transactions
related to titling and registration. Full service deputy includes
an individual, who is not himself or herself appointed as a deputy,
employed, hired, or otherwise engaged by the full service deputy to
serve as the deputy's agent in performing motor vehicle titling, registration
or registration renewal services.
(7) Limited service deputy--A deputy appointed to accept
and process motor vehicle registration renewals. Limited service deputy
includes an individual, who is not himself or herself appointed as
a deputy, employed, hired, or otherwise engaged by the limited service
deputy to serve as the deputy's agent in performing motor vehicle
registration renewals.
(8) Person--An individual, business organization, governmental
subdivision or agency, or any other legal entity.
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