PART 15. DENTON COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR
CHAPTER 430. MOTOR VEHICLE TITLE SERVICES
The Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector adopts amendments to 43 TAC §§430.1 - 430.16, relating to the regulation of motor vehicle title services in Denton County, Texas. The amendments to TAC §§430.1 - 430.4 and 430.6 - 430.16 are adopted without changes to the proposed amendments as published in the March 17, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 1539) and will not be republished. The amendments to TAC §430.5 are adopted with changes to the proposed amendments as published in the March 17, 2023, issue of the Texas Register (48 TexReg 1539) and will be republished. Texas Transportation Code Chapter 520, Subchapter E authorizes a county tax assessor-collector to adopt rules pertaining to the licensing of motor vehicle title services.
The Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector, Michelle French, adopts these amendments for the purpose of providing improved accuracy and clarity to the chapter, and for the purpose of enhancing its provisions to better ensure compliance and to better guard against attempts to subvert its requirements by undetected fraud. Ms. French has determined that for each year of the first five years the amendments are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcement of the rules will be to reduce vehicle theft and related document fraud.
The amendments do not create or repeal regulation, but enhance and clarify the existing regulations set forth in 43 TAC §§430.1 - 430.16. The amendments do not affect any other statutes, articles or codes.
The Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector received no comments or requests for clarification concerning the proposed amendments, and no changes to the proposed amendments were made.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 520, Subchapter E authorizes a county tax assessor-collector to adopt rules pertaining to the licensing of motor vehicle title services. Specifically, Section 520.059(b) states that the county tax assessor-collector shall adopt rules that establish grounds for the denial, suspension, revocation or reinstatement of a license and rules that establish procedures for disciplinary action.
§430.5.Submission of Application.
Each license application must be submitted by the applicant, in person, at any DCTAC location during business hours. The application must be complete and include all required documentation. To submit the completed application, applicant must, at the time of the submission:
(1) presents a valid Texas driver's license and a valid Social Security Card or, if applicable, a U.S.-issued alien identification card issued by the Department of Homeland Security, and permits a copy of both to be made for DCTAC records; and
(2) pays the non-refundable application fee.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 6, 2023.
TRD-202302458
Michelle French
Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector
Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector
Effective date: July 26, 2023
Proposal publication date: March 17, 2023
For further information, please call: (940) 349-3500