(a) A deputy appointed under this subchapter shall post a surety bond payable to the county tax assessor-collector.
(b) A deputy is required to post a single bond for a county in which the deputy performs titling, registration, or registration renewal services, regardless of the number of locations in that county from which that deputy may provide these services.
(c) A full service deputy or dealer deputy must post a bond in an amount between $100,000 and $5,000,000, as determined by the county tax assessor-collector.
(d) A limited service deputy must post a bond in an amount between $2,500 and $1,000,000, as determined by the county tax assessor-collector.
(e) A deputy that is an agency or subdivision of a governmental jurisdiction of the State of Texas is not required to post a bond pursuant to this section, unless the county tax assessor-collector determines that a bond should be required in an amount consistent with subsection (d) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §217.167 adopted to be effective August 8, 2016, 41 TexReg 5787