Sec. 4102.114. DUTIES OF NONRESIDENT LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A nonresident license holder shall comply with all of the requirements of this chapter in performing any of the activities of a public insurance adjuster in this state, including the requirements on record maintenance in Section 4102.110.

(b) The failure of a nonresident license holder, as determined by the commissioner after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to properly maintain records in accordance with this chapter and make them available to the department on request constitutes grounds for the suspension of the nonresident license issued under this chapter, in accordance with Section 4102.201.

(c) Each individual who holds a nonresident license shall comply with all other laws and rules of this state applicable to public insurance adjusters, including the law governing the collection of state sales tax as appropriate for services performed under this chapter.

(d) After licensure as a nonresident public insurance adjuster, as a condition of doing business in this state, the license holder must annually, not later than January 1 and on a form prescribed by the commissioner, submit an affidavit certifying that the licensee is familiar with and understands the laws specified in Section 4102.057(b), the applicable rules adopted under those laws, and the terms and conditions of the types of insurance contracts that provide coverage on real and personal property. Compliance with the filing requirement provided by this subsection is necessary for the issuance, continuation, reinstatement, or renewal of a nonresident public insurance adjuster license.

(e) A nonresident license holder is subject to Section 4102.208(b), relating to failure to maintain the financial responsibility requirements.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 11.082(a), eff. September 1, 2005.