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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle title services. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 520.054(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) An application must include: |
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(1) the applicant's name, business address, and |
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business telephone number; |
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(2) the name under which the applicant will do |
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business; |
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(3) the physical address of each office from which the |
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applicant will conduct business; |
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(4) a statement indicating whether the applicant has |
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previously applied for a license under this subchapter, the result |
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of the previous application, and whether the applicant has ever |
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been the holder of a license under this subchapter that was revoked |
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or suspended; |
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(5) information from the applicant as required by the |
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county tax assessor-collector to establish the business reputation |
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and character of the applicant; |
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(6) the applicant's federal tax identification number; |
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(7) the applicant's state sales tax number; [and] |
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(8) a legible photocopy of the current driver's |
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license, personal identification certificate, or official |
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identification card issued to the applicant by this state, another |
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state, or the United States, which must bear a photograph of the |
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applicant; and |
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(9) any other information required by rules adopted |
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under this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Section 520.062, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) In this section, "convicted" means an adjudication of |
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guilt or an order of deferred adjudication entered against a person |
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by a court, regardless of whether the imposition of the sentence is |
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subsequently probated and the person discharged from community |
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supervision. The term does not include an adjudication of guilt or |
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an order of deferred adjudication that has been subsequently: |
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(1) expunged; or |
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(2) pardoned under the authority of an official of |
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this state or the United States. |
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SECTION 3. (a) The change in law made by this Act to |
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Section 520.054, Transportation Code, applies only to an |
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application for a motor vehicle title service license that is filed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. An application for a |
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motor vehicle title service license filed before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the application |
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was filed, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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(b) The change in law made by this Act to Section 520.057, |
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Transportation Code, applies only to a transaction regulated by |
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that section that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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A transaction that occurred before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect when the transaction occurred, and the |
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former law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |