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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the requirement that an applicant for registration of a |
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vehicle provide proof that the vehicle has passed a compulsory |
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vehicle inspection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 502.1535, Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 502.1535. EVIDENCE OF VEHICLE OR VEHICLE EMISSIONS |
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INSPECTION. (a) A county assessor-collector may not register a |
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vehicle subject to Section 548.051 unless proof that the vehicle |
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has passed an inspection as required by that section, in a form |
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authorized by that section, is presented to the county |
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assessor-collector with the application for registration. |
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(b) A county assessor-collector may not register a motor |
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vehicle subject to Section 548.3011 unless proof that the vehicle |
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has passed a vehicle emissions test as required by that section, in |
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a form authorized by that section, is presented to the county |
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assessor-collector with the application for registration. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.051, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) A vehicle subject to this section is not eligible for |
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registration under Chapter 502 unless proof is presented with the |
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application for registration that the vehicle has passed the |
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inspection required by this section. The proof required by this |
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subsection may be in the form of a Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR) |
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or other proof of inspection as authorized by the department. A |
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Vehicle Inspection Report or other authorized proof of inspection |
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must include, in type larger than other type on the Vehicle |
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Inspection Report or other proof of inspection, the following |
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statement: |
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"A motor vehicle may not be registered in this state on or |
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after September 1, 2010, unless the applicant for registration |
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provides proof that the vehicle has passed the inspection required |
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by law. This document, or a copy of this document, is acceptable |
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proof that the vehicle has passed such an inspection." |
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SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this |
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section, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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(b) Section 502.1535(a), Transportation Code, as added by |
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this Act, takes effect September 1, 2010. |