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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to motor vehicle safety inspections; authorizing a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 548.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.002. DEPARTMENT RULES. (a) The department may |
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adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter. |
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(b) A rule adopted under this section may not prohibit the |
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holder of a vehicle inspection station license from refusing to |
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inspect a vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.501. INSPECTION FEES GENERALLY. (a) Except as |
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provided by Section [Sections 548.503 and] 548.504, an inspection |
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station may charge a fee for performing an [the fee for] inspection |
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of a motor vehicle in an amount set by the operator of the |
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inspection station [other than a moped is $12.50. The fee for |
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inspection of a moped is $5.75]. |
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(b) For each inspection performed at an inspection station |
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under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection,] $5.50 shall |
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be remitted to the state under Section 548.509. |
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SECTION 3. Section 548.503, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 548.503. INITIAL TWO-YEAR INSPECTION OF PASSENGER CAR |
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OR LIGHT TRUCK. (a) An inspection station may charge a fee for |
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performing an [The fee for] inspection of a passenger car or light |
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truck under Section 548.102 in an amount [shall be] set by the |
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operator of the inspection station [department by rule on or before |
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September 1 of each year. A fee set by the department under this |
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subsection must be based on the costs of providing inspections and |
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administering the program, but may not be less than $21.75]. |
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(b) For each inspection performed at an inspection station |
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under this section, [Out of each fee for an inspection under this |
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section,] $14.75 shall be remitted to the state under Section |
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548.509. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |