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| 1 | 1 | By: Dunnam H.B. No. 4142 | |
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| 4 | 4 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 5 | 5 | AN ACT | |
| 6 | 6 | relating to the purchase of copper parts by air conditioning and | |
| 7 | 7 | refrigeration contractors and technicians; providing a criminal | |
| 8 | 8 | penalty. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 1302, Occupations Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 1302.264 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 1302.264. PURCHASE OF COPPER PARTS. (a) When removing | |
| 13 | 13 | copper parts, a person licensed or registered under this chapter | |
| 14 | 14 | must provide the owner of those parts with documentation showing | |
| 15 | 15 | that the parts were lawfully removed by the person acting under the | |
| 16 | 16 | authority of the owner. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) A person who purchases copper parts without obtaining | |
| 18 | 18 | from the seller a copy of the documentation required to be provided | |
| 19 | 19 | under this section commits an offense. An offense under this | |
| 20 | 20 | section is a Class A misdemeanor. | |
| 21 | 21 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |