tx-June262026-59: 43 TAC §217.143 (Amendment) — Vehicle Titles and Registration

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Summary

STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The department proposes amendments to Chapter 217 under Transportation Code, §731.002, which authorizes the board to adopt rules to administer Transportation Code, Chapter 731, Assembled Vehicles; Transportation Code, §731.101, which provides that the board by rule establish procedures and requirements for the inspection of assembled vehicles; and Transportation Code, §1002.001, which authorizes the board to adopt rules that are necessary and appropriate to implement the powers and the duties of the department, as well as the statutes referenced throughout this preamble. CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTE. The proposed amendments would implement Transportation Code §§731.002, 731.101 and 1002.001. § 217.143. Inspection Requirements. (a) On initial titling of an assembled vehicle under Transportation Code Chapter 731, and Subchapter L of this title (relating to Assembled Vehicles), with the exception of an assembled motorcycle, assembled trailer, and glider kit, an applicant must provide proof, on a form prescribed by the department, of a safety inspection performed by a master technician. [(b) In addition to the requirement under subsection (a) of this section, an...

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