| (a) A person may not act as a motor vehicle title service
or act as an agent for such a business (which includes a title service
runner) in Hidalgo County unless that person holds a license issued
by the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector to conduct such transactions.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates
a provision of Title 7, Subtitle A, Chapter 520, Subchapter C of the
Texas Transportation Code or a rule adopted by the Hidalgo County
Tax Assessor-Collector under Subchapter E, §§520.051 - 520.063
of the Texas Transportation Code. Such an offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Any unlicensed individual observed conducting motor
vehicle transactions on behalf of others in Hidalgo County and who
claims to be doing so without compensation shall complete an affidavit
stating that the individual is not receiving compensation for the
transaction. This affidavit shall be notarized and will be forwarded
to the Fraud Investigations Department of the Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector.
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