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Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 501.032. Identification Number Inspection Required

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) In addition to any requirement established by department rule, a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must have an identification number inspection under Section 501.0321 if:

(1) the department does not have a motor vehicle record for the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer in the department's registration and title system, and the owner of the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is filing a bond with the department under Section 501.053;

(2) the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer was last titled or registered outside of the United States and imported into the United States; or

(3) the owner or person claiming ownership requires an assigned or reassigned identification number under Section 501.033 .

(b) An active duty member of a branch of the United States armed forces, or an immediate family member of such a member, returning to Texas with acceptable proof of the active duty status is exempt from an identification number inspection required under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), § 26(1).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), § 26(1).

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