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| 9 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 10 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 11 | 9 | | relating to fingerprinting requirements for the issuance of dealer |
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| 12 | 10 | | general distinguishing numbers to certain persons. |
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| 13 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 14 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 503, Transportation Code, |
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| 15 | 13 | | is amended by adding Section 503.0292 to read as follows: |
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| 16 | 14 | | Sec. 503.0292. FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN |
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| 17 | 15 | | DEALERS. (a) This section applies only to a person who is an |
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| 18 | 16 | | applicant for or holds a dealer general distinguishing number for |
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| 20 | 18 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the department may |
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| 21 | 19 | | require a person described by Subsection (a) who applies for an |
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| 22 | 20 | | original or renewal dealer general distinguishing number under |
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| 23 | 21 | | Section 503.029 to submit to the department a complete set of |
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| 24 | 22 | | fingerprints to obtain the original or renewal number only if the |
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| 25 | 23 | | department requires, for each location for which the person applies |
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| 26 | 24 | | for a dealer general distinguishing number, a complete set of |
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| 27 | 25 | | fingerprints from not more than one manager or other bona fide |
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| 28 | 26 | | employee whose regular place of work is located within 100 miles of |
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| 29 | 27 | | that location. For purposes of this subsection, a complete set of |
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| 30 | 28 | | fingerprints from one manager or other bona fide employee satisfies |
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| 31 | 29 | | the fingerprint requirements for a person's application for a |
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| 32 | 30 | | dealer general distinguishing number for all locations from which |
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| 33 | 31 | | the person conducts business as a dealer that are located within 100 |
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| 34 | 32 | | miles of the location of the fingerprinted manager's or employee's |
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| 35 | 33 | | regular place of work. |
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| 36 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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