Section 23.57 - Prohibitions(a) No person may issue or allow the issuance of a vehicle inspection report, as authorized by the department, unless all applicable air pollution emissions control related requirements of the annual vehicle safety inspection and the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements and procedures contained in the Texas inspection and maintenance (I/M) State Implementation Plan (SIP) are completely and properly performed in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted by the department and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).(b) No person may allow or participate in the preparation, duplication, sale, distribution, or use of false, counterfeit, or stolen inspection vehicle inspection report(s), vehicle repair form(s), vehicle emissions repair documentation, or other documents which may be used to circumvent the vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance requirements and procedures contained in Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 548, and the Texas I/M SIP.(c) No organization, business, person, or other entity may represent itself as an inspector certified by the department, unless such certification has been issued pursuant to the certification requirements and procedures contained in the Texas I/M SIP, this chapter, and the regulations of the department.(d) No person may act as or offer to perform services as a recognized emissions repair technician of Texas or a recognized emissions repair facility of Texas without first obtaining and maintaining recognition by the department.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.57
The provisions of this §23.57 adopted to be effective March 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 1701; amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 02, January 9, 2015, TexReg 261, eff. 3/1/2015