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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles |
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to require that a vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer have a vehicle |
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identification number inspection. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 501.032, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) A [In addition to any requirement established by |
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department rule, a] motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must |
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have an identification number inspection under Section 501.0321 if: |
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(1) the department does not have a motor vehicle |
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record for the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the |
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department's registration and title system, and the owner of the |
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motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is filing a bond with the |
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department under Section 501.053; |
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(2) the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was |
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last titled or registered outside of the United States and imported |
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into the United States; or |
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(3) the owner or person claiming ownership requires an |
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assigned or reassigned identification number under Section |
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501.033. |
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(a-1) The department by rule may establish additional |
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categories of motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers not |
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specified in Subsection (a) that are required to have vehicle |
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identification number inspections under Section 501.0321. |
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SECTION 2. Section 501.0321(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) An inspection required under Section 501.032 or a rule |
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adopted under that section must verify, as applicable, the identity |
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of: |
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(1) a motor vehicle; |
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(2) a trailer or semitrailer; |
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(3) a frame, body, or motor of a motor vehicle; or |
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(4) an item of equipment not required to be titled but |
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that may be registered under Chapter 502 or issued licensed plates |
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under Chapter 504. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |