(a) Texas-registered commercial vehicles. Acceptance of commercial vehicle inspection certificates issued outside of Texas. A valid commercial vehicle inspection certificate issued in a jurisdiction having an inspection program that has been certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the provisions of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, §396.23(b)(1) as meeting the requirements of §396.17 is acceptable on a Texas-registered commercial vehicle.
(b) Out-of-state registered commercial vehicles. Commercial vehicles required to be registered in Texas will be required to be inspected at an official commercial vehicle inspection station and obtain a vehicle identification certificate, Form VI-30-A, before the registration process can be completed. Valid out-of-state inspection certificates will not be honored on commercial vehicles required to be registered.
(c) Exceptions of inspections only by state-certified and supervised inspection stations. Acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in compliance with 49 C.F.R. Part 396 to a motor bus, as defined by Transportation Code, §502.001, that is registered in this state but is not domiciled in this state.
(d) Jurisdictions certified under the provisions of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, §396.23(b)(1). The following jurisdictions have been certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as meeting the requirements of Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, §396.23(b)(1): Alabama (LPG Board), California, Connecticut (Bus Inspection Program), District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (Bus Inspection Program), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin (Bus Inspection Program), or any of the ten Canadian Provinces and the Yukon Territory.
(e) The department authorizes the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued by an inspector qualified under 49 C.F.R. Part 396 acting as an employee or authorized agent of the owner of a commercial fleet as defined in Transportation Code, §502.001. This includes a motor vehicle or trailer that is part of the fleet and registered or in the process of being registered in this state.

Source Note: The provisions of this §4.37 adopted to be effective March 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 2376; amended to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8375; amended to be effective August 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 6147; amended to be effective March 18, 2009, 34 TexReg 1872; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11708; amended to be effective June 29, 2021, 46 TexReg 3937