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lion. 1rvin Hall, Page 2
Owe have had numerous oaplaints be-
cause suoh deputy attorneys-in-faot are al-
lowed to operate, solicit, and sell insure
a~ne withot, being subject to the same
reeulatris and requirements as prescribed
by law for other in suranoe agents; but, be-
cause of the provisions contained in Art
5068a, San. 12 (e), R.C.S.,t this tepartat
Lha not in the past requ rod said deputy
attorneys-in-faot to be licensed as insuri
ance agents. Since they are now performing
substantially the same duties as insurance
agents (so.ee Art. 55, R.C.S.) we submit
the question to you as to whether they
should be licensed by this Department as il-
suranoe agents.*
Article 506 , R.C.S., read, in part, as
follows:
e. 1. flnsurane Sagents, as that
tera is defined in the laws of the State
shall for the purpose of this Act be 41t
e4 into two ti~ses; local Reeording Agentl
and Solicitors.
So. a. rBy the te '*Local eeording
Agent' is meant a parsaa or fia engaged i
soliiting sadT writing insurance, being we
thorizsd by an Insuranc Coapany or Insuranoe
Crrr, including Fidelity an' Surety Coa-
panics, to solicit business and to writ,
stia exeute and' deliver policies of nsm*-
ane, and to bind ooaniea crm insurance
risks, and who nalntain an office and a
record of such business and the transact ons
which are. involved, w*o collect ramusa on
such business and otherwise perform the
cust=ary duties of a loal r eording Agent
representing an aIlnrance Carrier in its
relati n wi th the public."By the tera 'Solioitor' is meant a
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-1010, text, 1939; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth258191/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.