Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 77 - SERVICE CONTRACT PROVIDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Section 77.26 - Additional Provider Requirements - Depreciation Benefit Optional Member Programs
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) This section applies only to a provider who sells or issues service contracts that provide a depreciation benefit optional member program as described by Texas Occupations Code § 1304.003(a)(2)(C). For purposes of this section, these service contracts are referred to herein as "depreciation benefit service contracts."
(b) A provider or its dealers may not require the purchase of a depreciation benefit service contract as a condition of approval of a loan for the purchase of a vehicle.
(c) A depreciation benefit service contract may not be offered by a dealer who requires a loan for the purchase of a vehicle to be financed exclusively with the dealer.
(d) The fee or purchase price that is charged for a depreciation benefit service contract must be reasonable in relation to the benefit provided by the depreciation benefit service contract.