Sec. 548.005. INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS. A compulsory inspection under this chapter may be made only by an inspection station, except that the department may:
(1) permit inspection to be made by an inspector under terms and conditions the department prescribes;
(2) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in another state having a similar inspection law;
(3) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Part 396 to a motor bus, as defined by Section 502.001, that is registered in this state but is not domiciled in this state; and
(4) authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued:
(A) by an inspector qualified under 49 C.F.R. Part 396 acting as an employee or authorized agent of the owner of a commercial fleet, as defined in Section 502.001; and
(B) to a motor vehicle or trailer that is:
(i) part of the fleet; and
(ii) registered or in the process of being registered in this state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 6.09, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 1001), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 548 - Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 548.002. Department Rules
Section 548.003. Department Certification and Supervision of Inspection Stations
Section 548.005. Inspection Only by Certain Inspection Stations
Section 548.006. Advisory Committee
Section 548.007. Contracts and Instruments to Implement Certain Inspection and Maintenance Programs