TX Transp Code § 548.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 7 - Vehicles and Traffic|Subtitle C - Rules of the Road|Chapter 548 - Compulsory Inspection of Vehicles|Subchapter I. Violations and Offenses|Section 548.601. Offense Generally

Sec. 548.601.  OFFENSE GENERALLY.  (a)  A person, including an inspector or an inspection station, commits an offense if the person:(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;(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;(3)  misrepresents:(A)  material information in an application in violation of Section 548.402 or 548.403; or(B)  information filed with the department under this chapter or as required by department rule;(4)  submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:(A)  without authorization to issue the report or submit the information; or(B)  without inspecting the vehicle;(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;(6)  knowingly submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:(A)  for a vehicle without conducting an inspection of each item required to be inspected; or(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;(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;(8)  charges for an inspection an amount greater than the authorized fee;(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(10)  performs an act prohibited by or fails to perform an act required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.(b)  Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(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.|Acts 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.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1291 (H.B. 2305), Sec. 43, eff. March 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (S.B. 15), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2021.|