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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirements to compare and verify signatures when |
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renting a motor vehicle. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 521.460, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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521.460. MOTOR VEHICLE RENTALS. (a) A person may not rent a |
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motor vehicle to any other person unless the other person holds a |
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driver's license under this chapter or, if a nonresident, holds a |
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license issued under the laws of the state or Canadian province in |
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which the person resides, unless that state or province does not |
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require that the operator of a motor vehicle hold a license. |
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(b) A person may not rent a motor vehicle to another person |
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until inspecting the driver's license of the renter and comparing |
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and verifying the signature on the renter's driver's license with |
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the renter's signature written in the person's presence. |
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(c) Each person who rents a motor vehicle to another shall |
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maintain a record of: |
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(1) the number of the license plate issued for the |
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motor vehicle; |
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(2) the name and address of the person to whom the |
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vehicle is rented; |
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(3) the license number of the person to whom the |
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vehicle is rented; |
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(4) the date the license was issued; and |
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(5) the place where the license was issued. |
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(d) The record maintained under Subsection (c) may be |
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inspected by any police officer or officer or employee of the |
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department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |