(a) The vehicle inspection fee is a charge for performing the vehicle inspection only and may not exceed the amount set by Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 548 or this chapter.
(b) The vehicle inspection station may collect the station portion of the inspection fee at the time of the original inspection whether the vehicle is passed or rejected.
(c) Charges for additional services related to the repair, replacement, or adjustment of the required items of inspection must be expressly authorized, or approved by the customer, and must be separately listed on the bill from the statutorily mandated inspection fee.
(d) A vehicle inspection station or vehicle inspector may not advertise, charge, or attempt to charge a fee in a manner that could reasonably be expected to cause confusion or misunderstanding on the part of an owner or operator presenting a vehicle regarding the relationship between the statutorily mandated inspection fee and a fee for any other service or product offered by the vehicle inspection station.
(e) The initial three-year fee for inspection of certain rental vehicles meeting the requirements of Texas Transportation Code, §548.1025 shall be $22.08.

Source Note: The provisions of this §23.25 adopted to be effective March 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 1700; amended to be effective March 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 259; amended to be effective November 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 6608