1. (a) Request for appointment. Persons may request certificate of appointment as a vehicle inspection station by notifying a department representative by telephone, letter, or through another vehicle inspection station.
2. (b) Investigation. Each request for certificate of appointment will be investigated by the Department of Public Safety, and the person making application will be informed at that time of the minimum certification requirements.

3. (c) Forms. Applicants for station certificate of appointment shall complete and submit the following forms:

   1. (1) inspection station application and investigation report, Form VI-2;
   2. (2) signature card, Form VI-13; and
   3. (3) statutory certificate of appointment fee of $30.
4. (d) Certification. The applicant must certify in writing that, if it is a corporation, its franchise taxes owed to the State of Texas under the Tax Code, Chapter 171, are current, or that the corporation is exempt from or not subject to the Texas franchise tax.
5. (e) Withdrawal of application. An application for a certificate of appointment as a vehicle inspection station may be withdrawn by the applicant at any time. No person may apply for a certificate of appointment as a vehicle inspection station within one year from the date of the withdrawal of the application by the applicant.
6. (f) Frequency of application. Except as provided in §23.13 of this title (relating to Reissue of Inspection Station Certificate of Appointment after Suspension), no person may apply for a certificate of appointment as a vehicle inspection station within one year from the date of denial by the director of an application from the same person.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.1 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective December 5, 1977, 2 TexReg 4535; amended to be effective October 4, 1988, 13 TexReg 4686; amended to be effective June 8, 1993, 18 TexReg 3355; amended to be effective July 3, 1995, 20 TexReg 4409.