{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 548.257","heading":"TIMING OF INSPECTION FOR REGISTRATION-BASED ENFORCEMENT.","body":"The department shall require a vehicle required to be inspected under this chapter to pass the required inspection:\n(1) for initial registration, not earlier than 90 days before the date of registration;\n(2) for a renewal of registration, not earlier than 90 days before the date of expiration of the vehicle's registration;\n(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\n(4) if the vehicle is subject to the federal motor carrier safety regulations, in a period that complies with those regulations.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 851 (H.B. 3297), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 548. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER E. ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS; SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO DEPARTMENT DATABASE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.548.htm#548.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"043614c29ff3c65bad79dc9ee363fb8aa5cfad67587e2d5ca8f913e7e6a6e3f2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}