1. (a) When a certificate is issued to a vehicle which has passed an inspection, the inspection certificate:

   1. (1) must be issued in numerical sequence;
   2. (2) must be completed, signed and affixed to the vehicle at the time of inspection by the vehicle inspector performing the inspection;
   3. (3) must be entered into the electronic station interface device; and
   4. (4) must have an unaltered numerical insert placed on the certificate indicating the month and year of expiration, or have punched the month and year of expiration on the trailer/motorcycle, or commercial window/commercial trailer certificates.

2. (b) If the electronic station interface is not operational:

   1. (1) The vehicle inspector must follow the procedures for manually recording inspections.
   2. (2) The vehicle inspection data must be reported using the electronic station interface prior to the performance of any additional inspections.
3. (c) If a vehicle inspection certificate is removed from the vehicle, it must be destroyed so that it cannot be reused. Certificates must not be transferred to another windshield or reissued.
4. (d) Vehicles that do not meet the inspection requirements must be issued a rejection receipt.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.22 adopted to be effective March 13, 2013, 38 TexReg 1700.