Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 731.101 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Inspection Required for Issuance of Title(a) In addition to any inspection required under Chapter 548, an assembled vehicle must pass an inspection conducted by a master technician for the type of assembled vehicle being inspected. The inspection must be conducted before issuance of a title for the assembled vehicle. (b) On application for title for an assembled vehicle, the owner of the assembled vehicle must provide: (1) proof acceptable to the department that the vehicle passed an inspection conducted under this section; and(2) a copy of the master technician's Automobile and Light Truck certification or a successor certification.(c) The board by rule shall establish procedures and requirements for the inspection required by this section. Rules adopted under this subsection: (1) must establish inspection criteria;(2) may specify additional items of equipment that must be inspected by a master technician and may specify different items of equipment that must be inspected based on the type of assembled vehicle; and(3) must require an owner of an assembled vehicle that is being inspected under this section to pay all fees required for the inspection, including any reinspection, in addition to all applicable fees required under Chapter 548 for an inspection or reinspection conducted under that chapter.Tex. Transp. Code § 731.101
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 851,Sec. 25, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1079 (H.B. 1755), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.