- (a) In this section, "operator" means a person approved by a course provider to conduct an approved driving safety course.
- (b) The agency shall print and supply to each licensed course provider uniform certificates of course completion. The certificates must be numbered serially.
- (c) The agency by rule shall provide for the design and distribution of the certificates in a manner that, to the greatest extent possible, prevents the unauthorized production or misuse of the certificates.
(d) A certificate under this section must:
- (1) be in a form required by the agency; and
- (2) include an identifying number by which the agency, a court, or the department may verify its authenticity with the course provider.
- (e) The agency may charge a fee of not more than $4 for each certificate. A course provider shall charge an operator a fee equal to the amount of the fee paid to the agency for a certificate.
- (f) A course provider license entitles a course provider to purchase certificates for only one approved driving safety course.
- (g) The agency shall issue duplicate certificates. The commissioner by rule shall determine the amount of the fee for issuance of a duplicate certificate.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 584 (S.B. 848), Sec. 2, eff. June 9, 2017.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 5.68(3), eff. September 1, 2021.