Tex. Transp. Code § 548.051

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 548.051 - [Repealed Effective 1/1/2025] Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Inspection

(a) A motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, pole trailer, or mobile home, registered in this state, must have the following items inspected at an inspection station or by an inspector:

(1) tires;

(2) wheel assembly;

(3) safety guards or flaps, if required by Section 547.606;

(4) brake system, including power brake unit;

(5) steering system, including power steering;

(6) lighting equipment;

(7) horns and warning devices;

(8) mirrors;

(9) windshield wipers;

(10) sunscreening devices, unless the vehicle is exempt from sunscreen device restrictions under Section 547.613;

(11) front seat belts in vehicles on which seat belt anchorages were part of the manufacturer's original equipment;

(12) exhaust system;

(13) exhaust emission system;

(14) fuel tank cap, using pressurized testing equipment approved by department rule;

(15) emissions control equipment as designated by department rule; and

(16) for purposes of Section 548.104(d)(3), each license plate required to be displayed on the vehicle.

(b) A moped is subject to inspection in the same manner as a motorcycle, except that the only items of equipment required to be inspected are the brakes, headlamps, rear lamps, and reflectors, which must comply with the standards prescribed by Sections 547.408 and 547.801.

(c) A motor vehicle that uses electricity as its only source of motor power and that is not equipped with an internal combustion engine is exempt from the inspection requirements relating to the emissions and exhaust systems provided in Subsections (a)(12)-(15).

Tex. Transp. Code § 548.051

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 519,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.

Section and subchapter heading Repealed by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 851,Sec. 26, eff. 1/1/2025.

Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 445,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.

Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 1905), Sec. 34, eff. September 1, 2015

Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1999

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.