| 1 | 1 | | 81R5461 JTS-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Corte H.B. No. 1250 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to fees, adjustments, corrections, and repairs in |
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| 8 | 8 | | connection with a vehicle inspection. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 548.053, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 11 | 11 | | by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | (d) If an inspection discloses the necessity for |
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| 13 | 13 | | adjustment, correction, or repair and if the inspection station is |
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| 14 | 14 | | in the business of making those adjustments, corrections, or |
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| 15 | 15 | | repairs, the owner or operator of the vehicle is entitled to an |
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| 16 | 16 | | estimate of the cost, including the cost of all parts and labor, |
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| 17 | 17 | | that the inspection station would charge to make the needed |
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| 18 | 18 | | adjustment, correction, or repair. The inspection station may not |
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| 19 | 19 | | charge the owner or operator for an adjustment, correction, or |
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| 20 | 20 | | repair that is not specifically authorized in advance by the owner |
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| 21 | 21 | | or operator. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. Section 548.501, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 23 | 23 | | by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (c) An inspection station may collect the applicable |
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| 25 | 25 | | inspection fee at the time of the original inspection of a vehicle, |
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| 26 | 26 | | regardless of whether an inspection certificate is issued at that |
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| 27 | 27 | | time. An inspection fee may be included with charges for other |
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| 28 | 28 | | products or services but must be shown on a work order for the |
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| 29 | 29 | | products or services as a separate item. An inspection fee may be |
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| 30 | 30 | | advertised in conjunction with other products or services. |
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| 31 | 31 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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