(a) A company license holder shall, either orally or in writing, notify all clients or recipients of services of the license number and the mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the department's Regulatory Services Division for the purpose of directing complaints.
(b) If a company license holder chooses to provide the notice required by subsection (a) of this section in written form, the notice shall contain the company's license number, and mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the department, in a type face of the same size as that which appears in the document as a whole but in no case less than ten (10) point font.
(c) All company license holders must display conspicuously in the principal place of business and in any branch office a sign containing the name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address of the department's Regulatory Services Division, and a statement informing consumers or recipients of services that complaints against licensees may be directed to the department.
(d) The company's license number must be displayed on any vehicle on which the company name is displayed, and must be in letters and numbers at least one (1) inch high and permanently affixed or magnetically attached to each side of the vehicle in a color contrasting with the background color.
(e) A company license holder may not act in a manner to cause reasonable confusion or misunderstanding on the part of a consumer or the public regarding the services provided or to be provided, or the charges for those services.
Source Note: The provisions of this §35.8 adopted to be effective May 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 3606; amended to be effective January 10, 2022, 47 TexReg 30