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Parks and Wildlife Code §12.703
In force on Sep 01, 2007 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2007 · same as today's text
POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM
(a) The department may issue a license, stamp, tag, permit, or another similar item authorized by this code or federal law through the use of automated equipment and a point-of-sale system.
(b) The department may designate an entity to install the system for the issuance of licenses, stamps, permits, tags, or other similar items. A designated entity may collect revenue for the department from license deputies.
(c) The commission by rule may set the amount of compensation for a point-of-sale entity. The compensation may include an amount to be retained by the entity from the fee collected for each item issued by the entity. The rules must specify standards for the licenses, including the legibility of the license.
History: Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 3, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 570 (S.B. 1668 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source: the Legislature's file server, seen Nov 08, 2026.
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Attorney General opinions that cite it
- GA-0196 (Dec 10, 2003): Whether Transportation Code section 521.126 prohibits a private security guard from running a driver’s license through a device that electronically reads driver’s license information to enable the Port of Houston Authority police officers to access and use the information JC-0494 ( 2002 ) overruled to extent inconsistent with
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