16 Tex. Admin. Code § 78.20
Registration Requirements--General
Effective Dec 1, 200631 TexReg 9605Source Note: The provisions of this §78.20 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1102; amended to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9492; amended to be effective April 3, 2001, 26 TexReg 2539; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10472; amended to be effective December 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 9605.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Unless exempted, all talent agencies as defined by the Act must obtain a certificate of registration for each talent agency location. A Texas registered talent agency may operate from a temporary location in Texas.
- (b) A talent agency is a person by any name or title who is in the business of performing the services described under the Act and performs those services from a place of business or a temporary location in Texas.
- (c) Advertisements placed in Texas and/or websites do not trigger the Texas talent agency registration requirements without the performance of a service described under the Act at a place of business or temporary location in Texas.
- (d) A person located outside of Texas that performs services described under the Act from a temporary location in Texas shall register their out-of-state principal place of business and shall submit the name, address, and telephone number of their registered agent.
(e) A certificate of registration is not transferable to another person. If a talent agency changes ownership, the new owner must apply for a new certificate of registration and comply with the requirements of the Act and this chapter prior to operating the talent agency. Change of ownership is defined as:
- (1) For a sole proprietorship, the licensee no longer owns and/or operates the talent agency.
- (2) For a partnership, the partnership is dissolved.
- (3) For a corporation, the corporation is sold to another person or entity. A change of ownership does not include corporate officer or stockholder restructuring.
- (4) Legal incompetence or death.
- (f) A talent agency that relocates, without a change in ownership, must obtain a revised/duplicate certificate of registration and pay a fee in accordance with §78.80 of this chapter prior to operating the talent agency at the new location.
- (g) Any talent agency using an assumed name(s) must comply with the Assumed Business or Professional Name Act, Texas Business and Commerce Code, Chapter 36 as amended.
Source Note:The provisions of this §78.20 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1102; amended to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9492; amended to be effective April 3, 2001, 26 TexReg 2539; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10472; amended to be effective December 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 9605.