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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of driver's license and personal |
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identification certificate services by license deputies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 521, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter T to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER T. LICENSE DEPUTIES |
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Sec. 521.501. AUTHORIZATION OF LICENSE DEPUTIES. (a) The |
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department shall appoint employees of a county assessor-collector |
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as license deputies and may appoint employees of other public or |
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private entities as license deputies under contract with the |
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entities. |
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(b) A license deputy may not issue a driver's license or |
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personal identification certificate but may: |
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(1) take photographs; |
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(2) receive and transmit applications; |
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(3) collect fees; and |
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(4) perform other basic ministerial functions |
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necessary to issue licenses or certificates. |
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(c) A license deputy may not administer an examination for |
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driver's license applicants under Subchapter H. |
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(d) A license deputy may not assist in the registration of |
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voters unless the deputy is otherwise authorized under the Election |
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Code. |
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Sec. 521.502. RECORDS AND REPORTS. A license deputy shall: |
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(1) complete and keep for the use of the department a |
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record of each transaction performed by the license deputy; |
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(2) keep a record of each application received by the |
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license deputy; |
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(3) send to the department a monthly report containing |
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the information described by Subdivisions (1) and (2) on a form and |
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in the manner prescribed by the department; and |
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(4) furnish any other information or material required |
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by the department. |
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Sec. 521.503. POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. (a) The department |
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may designate an entity to install a point-of-sale system for the |
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collection of fees by license deputies. A designated entity may |
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collect revenue for the department from license deputies. |
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(b) The department by rule may set the amount of |
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compensation for a point-of-sale entity. The amount of compensation |
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per transaction may not exceed five percent of the amount of the fee |
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collected by the entity. |
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(c) Sections 521.425 and 521.427 do not apply to |
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compensation authorized by this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |