Sec. 501.0321. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION. (a) An inspection required under Section 501.032 must verify, as applicable, the identity of:
(1) a motor vehicle;
(2) a trailer or semitrailer;
(3) a frame, body, or motor of a motor vehicle; or
(4) an item of equipment not required to be titled but that may be registered under Chapter 502 or issued licensed plates under Chapter 504.
(b) An inspection under this section may not rely solely on the public identification number to verify the identity.
(c) An inspection under this section may be performed only by a person who has successfully completed an appropriate training program as determined by department rule and is:
(1) an auto theft investigator who is a law enforcement officer of this state or a political subdivision of this state;
(2) a person working under the direct supervision of a person described by Subdivision (1);
(3) an employee of the department authorized by the department to perform an inspection under this section; or
(4) an employee of the National Insurance Crime Bureau authorized by the department to perform an inspection under this section.
(d) The department shall prescribe a form on which the identification number inspection is to be recorded. The department may provide the form only to a person described by Subsection (c).
(e) The department or another entity that provides an inspection under this section may impose a fee of not more than $40 for the inspection. The county or municipal treasurer of a county or municipal entity that provides an inspection under this section shall credit the fee to the general fund of the county or municipality, as applicable, to defray the entity's cost associated with the inspection. If the department provides an inspection under this section, the fee shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
(f) The department may not impose a fee for an inspection requested by the department. The department shall include a notification of the waiver to the owner at the time the department requests the identification number inspection.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle A - Certificates of Title and Registration of Vehicles
Chapter 501 - Certificate of Title Act
Subchapter B. Certificate of Title Requirements
Section 501.021. Title for Motor Vehicle
Section 501.022. Motor Vehicle Title Required
Section 501.023. Application for Title
Section 501.0234. Duty of Vehicle Dealer on Sale of Certain Vehicles
Section 501.0235. Personal Identification Information for Obtaining Title
Section 501.0236. Issuance of Title and Permits When Dealer Goes Out of Business
Section 501.024. Title Receipt
Section 501.025. Manufacturer's Certificate Required on First Sale
Section 501.027. Issuance of Title
Section 501.0275. Issuance of Title for Unregistered Vehicle
Section 501.029. Acceptable Proof of Ownership
Section 501.030. Motor Vehicles Brought Into State
Section 501.0301. Certain Off-Highway Vehicles Purchased Outside This State
Section 501.031. Rights of Survivorship Agreement
Section 501.0315. Beneficiary Designation
Section 501.032. Identification Number Inspection Required
Section 501.0321. Identification Number Inspection
Section 501.0322. Alternative Identification Number Inspection
Section 501.033. Assignment and Reassignment of Identification Number by Department
Section 501.0331. Motor Number Required for Registration
Section 501.0332. Application for Motor Number Record
Section 501.034. Issuance of Title to Government Agency
Section 501.0341. Issuance of Title to Government Agency for Travel Trailer
Section 501.035. Title for Former Military Vehicle
Section 501.036. Title for Farm Trailer or Farm Semitrailer
Section 501.037. Title for Trailers or Semitrailers
Section 501.038. Certificate of Title for Custom Vehicle or Street Rod