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