Texas Transportation Code 501.032 – Identification Number Inspection Required
(a) In addition to any requirement established by department rule, a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer must have an identification number inspection under § 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 § 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 § 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).
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 501.032
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2017.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 969 (S.B. 2076), Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2017.