Text of section effective on January 01, 2025
Sec. 548.257.  TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED ENFORCEMENT.  The department shall require a vehicle required to be inspected under this chapter to pass the required inspection:
(1)  for initial registration, not earlier than 90 days before the date of registration;
(2)  for a renewal of registration, not earlier than 90 days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's registration;
(3)  if the vehicle is a used motor vehicle sold by a dealer, as defined by Section 503.001, in the 180 days preceding the date the dealer sells the vehicle; or
(4)  if the vehicle is subject to the federal motor carrier safety regulations, in a period that complies with those regulations.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2025.