SECTION 401.2. License Requirement

(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.

Source Note: The provisions of this §401.2 adopted to be effective June 29, 2016, 41 TexReg 4650