(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).
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