Sec. 548.005.  INSPECTION ONLY BY CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS.  A compulsory inspection under this chapter may be made only by an inspection station, except that the department may:
(1)  permit inspection to be made by an inspector under terms and conditions the department prescribes;
(2)  authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued in another state having a similar inspection law;
(3)  authorize the 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 Section 502.001, that is registered in this state but is not domiciled in this state; and
(4)  authorize the acceptance in this state of a certificate of inspection and approval issued:
(A)  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 Section 502.001; and
(B)  to a motor vehicle or trailer that is:
(i)  part of the fleet; and
(ii)  registered or in the process of being registered in this state.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 6.09, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 721 (S.B. 1001), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.