Sec. 548.4045. BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS. (a) This section applies only to an inspection station that:
(1) is located in a county in which the conservation commission has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subchapter F; and
(2) has been convicted of a violation of this chapter relating to an emissions inspection.
(b) An application for certification as an inspection station must be accompanied by a surety bond in the amount of $5,000, payable to this state and conditioned on the future compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the department or the conservation commission under this chapter.
(c) The attorney general or the district or county attorney for the county in which the inspection station is located or in which the inspection station that employs the inspector is located may bring suit in the name of this state to recover on the bond.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (S.B. 197), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic
Subtitle C - Rules of the Road
Chapter 548 - Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles
Subchapter G. Certification of Inspection Station or Inspector
Section 548.401. Certification Generally
Section 548.402. Application for Certification as Inspection Station
Section 548.403. Approval and Certification as Inspection Station
Section 548.4035. Entry Onto Premises
Section 548.404. Application for Certification as Inspector
Section 548.4045. Bond Required for Certain Inspection Stations
Section 548.405. Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate
Section 548.4055. Rules Regarding Criminal Convictions
Section 548.407. Hearing on Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate