{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.601","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 548.601","heading":"OFFENSE GENERALLY.","body":"(a) A person, including an inspector or an inspection station, commits an offense if the person:\n(1) submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report with knowledge that the submission or issuance is in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;\n(2) falsely or fraudulently represents to the owner or operator of a vehicle that equipment inspected or required to be inspected must be repaired, adjusted, or replaced for the vehicle to pass an inspection;\n(3) misrepresents:\n(A) material information in an application in violation of Section 548.402 or 548.403; or\n(B) information filed with the department under this chapter or as required by department rule;\n(4) submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:\n(A) without authorization to issue the report or submit the information; or\n(B) without inspecting the vehicle;\n(5) submits information to the department's inspection database indicating that a vehicle has passed the applicable inspections or issues a passing vehicle inspection report for a vehicle with knowledge that the vehicle has not been repaired, adjusted, or corrected after an inspection has shown a repair, adjustment, or correction to be necessary;\n(6) knowingly submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:\n(A) for a vehicle without conducting an inspection of each item required to be inspected; or\n(B) for a vehicle that is missing an item required to be inspected or that has an item required to be inspected that is not in compliance with state law or department rules;\n(7) refuses to allow a vehicle's owner to have a qualified person of the owner's choice make a required repair, adjustment, or correction;\n(8) charges for an inspection an amount greater than the authorized fee;\n(9) discloses or sells information collected in relation to the vehicle inspection program under this chapter about a unique customer or a unique vehicle owner to a person other than the department or the person who is the subject of the information, including a customer or vehicle owner's name, address, or phone number; or\n(10) performs an act prohibited by or fails to perform an act required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.\n(b) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(c) A designated representative of the department may issue a notice of an offense or a notice to appear to a person, including an inspector or inspection station, who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1069, Sec. 14, eff. June 19, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 36, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 43, eff. March 1, 2015.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 15), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 548. INSPECTION OF VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER I. VIOLATIONS AND OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.548.htm#548.601","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"6a9c82dc012dcc3c1c47ff7cb9fceb3888c9e70b9e6ae69ccbbc2d589c241f67","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.511","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-548.6015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}