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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 548.001. Definitions - Sec. 548.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commercial motor vehicle"...
Section 548.002. Department Rules - Sec. 548.002. DEPARTMENT RULES. The department may adopt rules to...
Section 548.003. Department Certification and Supervision of Inspection Stations - Sec. 548.003. DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION AND SUPERVISION OF INSPECTION STATIONS. (a)...
Section 548.004. Department Certification of Inspection Stations for Political Subdivisions and State Agencies - Sec. 548.004. DEPARTMENT CERTIFICATION OF INSPECTION STATIONS FOR POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS...
Section 548.005. Inspection Only by Certain Inspection Stations - Sec. 548.005. INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS. A compulsory...
Section 548.006. Advisory Committee - Sec. 548.006. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) An advisory committee consisting of...
Section 548.007. Contracts and Instruments to Implement Certain Inspection and Maintenance Programs - Sec. 548.007. CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS TO IMPLEMENT CERTAIN INSPECTION AND...
Section 548.008. Vehicle Inspection Program Director - Sec. 548.008. VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM DIRECTOR. (a) The vehicle inspection...
Section 548.009. Assembled Vehicles - Sec. 548.009. ASSEMBLED VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "assembled vehicle"...
Subchapter B. Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Inspection and Reinspection
Section 548.051. Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Inspection - Sec. 548.051. VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. (a) A...
Section 548.052. Vehicles Not Subject to Inspection - Sec. 548.052. VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION. This chapter does...
Section 548.053. Reinspection of Vehicle Requiring Adjustment, Correction, or Repair - Sec. 548.053. REINSPECTION OF VEHICLE REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT, CORRECTION, OR REPAIR....
Subchapter C. Periods of Inspection; Prerequisites to Issuance of Passing Vehicle Inspection Report
Section 548.101. General One-Year Inspection Period - Sec. 548.101. GENERAL ONE-YEAR INSPECTION PERIOD. Except as provided by...
Section 548.102. Two-Year Initial Inspection Period for Passenger Car or Light Truck - Sec. 548.102. TWO-YEAR INITIAL INSPECTION PERIOD FOR PASSENGER CAR OR...
Section 548.103. Extended Inspection Period for Certain Vehicles - Sec. 548.103. EXTENDED INSPECTION PERIOD FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. The department...
Section 548.104. Equipment-Related Prerequisites to Issuance of Passing Vehicle Inspection Report - Sec. 548.104. EQUIPMENT-RELATED PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF PASSING VEHICLE INSPECTION...
Section 548.105. Evidence of Financial Responsibility as Prerequisite to Issuance of Passing Vehicle Inspection Report - Sec. 548.105. EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS PREREQUISITE TO ISSUANCE...
Subchapter D. Inspection of Commercial Motor Vehicles
Section 548.201. Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspection Program - Sec. 548.201. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM. (a) The commission...
Section 548.202. General Applicability of Chapter to Commercial Motor Vehicles - Sec. 548.202. GENERAL APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES....
Section 548.203. Exemptions - Sec. 548.203. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The commission by rule may exempt...
Subchapter E. Issuance of Vehicle Inspection Reports; Submission of Information to Department Database
Section 548.251. Department to Maintain Database - Sec. 548.251. DEPARTMENT TO MAINTAIN DATABASE. The department shall maintain...
Section 548.252. Issuance of Vehicle Inspection Reports - Sec. 548.252. ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS. (a) The department...
Section 548.253. Information to Be Submitted on Completion of Inspection - Sec. 548.253. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED ON COMPLETION OF INSPECTION....
Section 548.254. Validity of Vehicle Inspection Report - Sec. 548.254. VALIDITY OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT. A vehicle inspection...
Section 548.256. Proof of Compliance With Inspection Requirements Required to Register Vehicle - Sec. 548.256. PROOF OF COMPLIANCE WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED TO...
Section 548.258. Use of State Electronic Internet Portal - Sec. 548.258. USE OF STATE ELECTRONIC INTERNET PORTAL. (a) In...
Subchapter F. Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance
Section 548.301. Commission to Establish Program - Sec. 548.301. COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall...
Section 548.3011. Emissions Test on Resale - Sec. 548.3011. EMISSIONS TEST ON RESALE. (a) This section applies...
Section 548.3012. Exemption: Vehicle Not Used Primarily in County of Registration - Sec. 548.3012. EXEMPTION: VEHICLE NOT USED PRIMARILY IN COUNTY OF...
Section 548.302. Commission to Adopt Standards and Requirements - Sec. 548.302. COMMISSION TO ADOPT STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS. The commission...
Section 548.303. Program Administration - Sec. 548.303. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. The commission shall administer the motor...
Section 548.304. Stations Licensed to Conduct Emissions Inspections - Sec. 548.304. STATIONS LICENSED TO CONDUCT EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS. The department...
Section 548.3045. Appointment of Decentralized Facility - Sec. 548.3045. APPOINTMENT OF DECENTRALIZED FACILITY. (a) The department may...
Section 548.306. Excessive Motor Vehicle Emissions - Sec. 548.306. EXCESSIVE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS. (a) This section applies...
Section 548.3065. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 548.3065. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) In lieu of criminal proceedings...
Section 548.307. Alternative Testing Methodology for Certain Counties - Sec. 548.307. ALTERNATIVE TESTING METHODOLOGY FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES. The commission...
Section 548.3075. Limited Emissions Inspections - Sec. 548.3075. LIMITED EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS. (a) In this section, "limited...
Subchapter G. Certification of Inspection Station or Inspector
Section 548.401. Certification Generally - Sec. 548.401. CERTIFICATION GENERALLY. A person may perform an inspection,...
Section 548.402. Application for Certification as Inspection Station - Sec. 548.402. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION. (a) To...
Section 548.403. Approval and Certification as Inspection Station - Sec. 548.403. APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION. (a) The...
Section 548.4035. Entry Onto Premises - Sec. 548.4035. ENTRY ONTO PREMISES. (a) A member, employee, or...
Section 548.404. Application for Certification as Inspector - Sec. 548.404. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR. An application for...
Section 548.4045. Bond Required for Certain Inspection Stations - Sec. 548.4045. BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS. (a) This...
Section 548.405. Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate - Sec. 548.405. DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE. (a) The...
Section 548.4055. Rules Regarding Criminal Convictions - Sec. 548.4055. RULES REGARDING CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS. The commission shall adopt...
Section 548.407. Hearing on Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate - Sec. 548.407. HEARING ON DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF CERTIFICATE....
Section 548.408. Judicial Review of Administrative Action - Sec. 548.408. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. (a) A person...
Section 548.410. Expiration of Certificate - Sec. 548.410. EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE. A certificate issued to an...
Subchapter H. Inspection and Certification Fees
Section 548.501. Inspection Fees Generally - Sec. 548.501. INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 548.502. Inspection by Political Subdivision or State Agency - Sec. 548.502. INSPECTION BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR STATE AGENCY. A...
Section 548.503. Initial Two-Year Inspection of Passenger Car or Light Truck - Sec. 548.503. INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR OR LIGHT...
Section 548.504. Inspection of Commercial Motor Vehicle - Sec. 548.504. INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) The fee...
Section 548.505. Emissions-Related Inspection Fee - Sec. 548.505. EMISSIONS-RELATED INSPECTION FEE. (a) The department by rule...
Section 548.5055. Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Fee - Sec. 548.5055. TEXAS EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN FEE. (a) In addition...
Section 548.506. Fee for Certification as Inspector - Sec. 548.506. FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTOR. (a) The commission...
Section 548.507. Fee for Certification as Inspection Station - Sec. 548.507. FEE FOR CERTIFICATION AS INSPECTION STATION. (a) The...
Section 548.508. Disposition of Fees - Sec. 548.508. DISPOSITION OF FEES. Except as provided by Sections...
Section 548.509. Collection of Fee During Registration - Sec. 548.509. COLLECTION OF FEE DURING REGISTRATION. The Texas Department...
Section 548.510. Fee for Certain Vehicles Not Subject to Inspection; Collection of Fee During Registration - Sec. 548.510. FEE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION;...
Subchapter I. Violations and Offenses
Section 548.601. Offense Generally - Sec. 548.601. OFFENSE GENERALLY. (a) A person, including an inspector...
Section 548.6015. Civil Penalties - Sec. 548.6015. CIVIL PENALTIES. (a) An inspection station that violates...
Section 548.603. Fictitious or Counterfeit Inspection Certificate or Insurance Document - Sec. 548.603. FICTITIOUS OR COUNTERFEIT INSPECTION CERTIFICATE OR INSURANCE DOCUMENT....
Section 548.6035. Fraudulent Emissions Inspection of Motor Vehicle - Sec. 548.6035. FRAUDULENT EMISSIONS INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLE. (a) A...
Section 548.6036. Actions of Employee - Sec. 548.6036. ACTIONS OF EMPLOYEE. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 548.604. Penalty for Certain Violations - Sec. 548.604. PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS. (a) A person commits...
Section 548.605. Operating a Vehicle Without Complying With Inspection Requirements as Certified; Offense; Dismissal of Charge - Sec. 548.605. OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS...