37 Tex. Admin. Code § 23.55 - Certified Emissions Inspection Station and Inspector Requirements
(a) To be certified by the department as an
emissions inspection station for purposes of the emissions inspection and
maintenance (I/M) program, the station must:
(1) be certified by the department as an
official vehicle inspection station;
(2) comply with this chapter, the DPS
Training and Operations Manual for Vehicle Inspection Stations and Certified
Inspectors, Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 547 and Chapter 548, and
regulations of the department;
(3)
complete all applicable forms and reports as required by the
department;
(4) purchase or lease
emissions testing equipment currently certified by the Texas Commission on
Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to emissions test vehicles and maintain existing
emissions testing equipment to meet the certification requirements of the TCEQ
at the department-approved location unless otherwise authorized by the
department;
(5) obtain and maintain
in working order a secure internet connection with a single static Internet
Protocol (IP) address to be used by all vehicle emissions analyzers at each
department-approved location, connected to the Texas Information Management
System (TIMS) vehicle identification database at all times for the purposes of
performing vehicle emissions tests; and
(6) enter into and maintain a business
arrangement with the TIMS contractor to obtain a telecommunications link to the
TIMS vehicle identification database for each vehicle emissions analyzer to be
used to inspect vehicles as described in the Texas I/M State Implementation
Plan (SIP).
(b) All
public certified emissions inspection stations in affected counties shall offer
the onboard diagnostic (OBD) test.
(c) The fee for an emissions test must
provide for one free retest for each failed initial emissions inspection,
provided that the motorist has the retest performed at the same vehicle
inspection station where the vehicle originally failed and the retest is
conducted within 15 calendar days of the initial emissions test, not including
the date of the initial emissions test.
(d) To qualify as a certified emissions
inspector, an applicant must:
(1) be certified
by the department as an official vehicle inspector;
(2) complete the training required for the
vehicle emissions inspection program and receive the department's certification
for such training;
(3) comply with
the DPS Training and Operations Manual for Official Vehicle Inspection Stations
and Certified Inspectors, this chapter, and other applicable rules, regulations
and notices of the department; and
(4) complete all applicable forms and reports
as required by the department.
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