{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2402.132","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.132","heading":"DELIVERY PERSON REQUIREMENTS.","body":"(a) Before a delivery network company authorizes an individual to access the company's digital network as a delivery person, the company must:\n(1) confirm that the individual:\n(A) is at least 18 years of age; and\n(B) maintains:\n(i) valid government-issued photo identification; or\n(ii) if the individual indicates an intention to undertake digitally prearranged deliveries by motor vehicle, a valid driver's license issued by this state or another state;\n(2) conduct, or cause to be conducted, a local, state, and national criminal background check for the individual that includes the use of:\n(A) a commercial multistate and multijurisdiction criminal records locator or other similar commercial nationwide database; and\n(B) the national sex offender public website maintained by the United States Department of Justice or a successor agency; and\n(3) if the individual indicates an intention to undertake digitally prearranged deliveries by motor vehicle, obtain and review the individual's driving record.\n(b) A delivery network company may not permit an individual to log in as a delivery person on the company's digital network if:\n(1) the individual has been convicted in the preceding seven-year period of any of the following:\n(A) driving while intoxicated under Section 49.04 or 49.045, Penal Code;\n(B) use of a motor vehicle to commit a felony;\n(C) a felony crime involving property damage;\n(D) fraud;\n(E) theft;\n(F) an act of violence; or\n(G) an act of terrorism;\n(2) the individual is found to be registered in the national sex offender public website maintained by the United States Department of Justice or a successor agency; or\n(3) for an individual who is authorized to undertake digitally prearranged deliveries by motor vehicle, the individual has been convicted in the three-year period preceding the issue date of the driving record obtained under Subsection (a)(3) of:\n(A) more than four offenses classified by the Department of Public Safety as moving violations; or\n(B) one or more of the following offenses:\n(i) fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer under Section 545.421, Transportation Code;\n(ii) reckless driving under Section 545.401, Transportation Code;\n(iii) driving without a valid driver's license under Section 521.025, Transportation Code; or\n(iv) driving with an invalid driver's license under Section 521.457, Transportation Code.\n(c) A delivery network company shall conduct or cause to be conducted a criminal background check before authorizing a delivery person to access the company's digital network.\n(d) A delivery network company shall restrict a delivery person's access to the company's digital network at the request of law enforcement or on receipt of a court order.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 227 (H.B. 4215), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 14. REGULATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRANSPORTATION","SUBTITLE C. REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES","CHAPTER 2402. TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANIES","SUBCHAPTER C-1. OPERATION OF DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2402.htm#2402.132","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3c98ef9598e1c8f736d22495f7b079817a47ecaf1c477e95852ca2d73f527c36","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2402.131","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2402.133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}