Text of section effective on January 01, 2025

Sec. 548.2521.  EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS PREREQUISITE TO ISSUANCE OF PASSING VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT.  (a)  An inspection station or inspector may not issue a passing vehicle inspection report for a vehicle unless the owner or operator furnishes evidence of financial responsibility at the time of inspection.  Evidence of financial responsibility may be shown in the manner specified under Section 601.053(a).  A personal automobile insurance policy used as evidence of financial responsibility must be written for a term of 30 days or more as required by Section 1952.054, Insurance Code.
(b)  An inspection station is not liable to a person, including a third party, for issuing a passing vehicle inspection report in reliance on evidence of financial responsibility furnished to the station.  An inspection station that is the seller of a motor vehicle may rely on an oral insurance binder.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 23, eff. March 1, 2015.
Transferred and redesignated by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2025.