(a) Records must be kept in a secured area within the vehicle inspection station.
(b) Records must be filed in a manner to ensure ready availability.
(c) Copies of vehicle inspection reports and out of state identification certificates must be kept by the vehicle inspection station for at least one year from the date of completion. Electronic storage is permissible, in a manner consistent with §23.27 of this title (relating to Vehicle Inspection Station Record Audits).
(d) The vehicle inspection station is not required to create duplicate paper records of electronically reported inspections or transactions.

Source Note: The provisions of this §23.26 adopted to be effective March 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 1700; amended to be effective March 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 259