1. (a) The maximum inspection fees charged for all vehicles are set by statute or administrative rule. All required inspection items shall be examined with the inspection fees in accordance with the following schedule:

   1. (1) Safety inspection--$12.50.
   2. (2) Mopeds--$5.75.
   3. (3) New passenger cars and light duty trucks initial (two- year certificate) inspection--$21.75.

   4. (4) Emissions only inspection.

      1. (A) El Paso County--$14.00. In the event, an approved Low Income Repair Assistance Program (LIRAP) is implemented--$16.00.
      2. (B) Counties with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program as specified in 30 TAC §114.50--$27.00.
      3. (C) Counties with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program as specified in 30 TAC §114.80--$16.00

   5. (5) Vehicles subject to safety and emissions inspection.

      1. (A) El Paso County--$26.50. In the event an approved Low Income Repair Assistance Program (LIRAP) is implemented--$28.50.
      2. (B) Counties with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program as specified in 30 TAC §114.50--$39.50.
      3. (C) Counties with a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program as specified in 30 TAC §114.80--$28.50.

2. (b) The inspection fee is chargeable at the time of the original inspection whether the vehicle is approved or disapproved. Every inspection shall be completed before a vehicle is approved or rejected.

   1. (1) The inspection fee may not be included in combination with other services or products.
   2. (2) The inspection fee may not be advertised in conjunction with other products or services.
   3. (3) The inspection fee must be billed on work orders as a separate item.
   4. (4) The fee, or any portion of the fee, may be waived, or payment deferred, provided advance payment for certificates issued has been made to the department.
3. (c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section and upon implementation of the Texas Automated Vehicle Inspection System (TAVIS), an automation fee of $2.00 for each safety inspection certificate and $0.25 for each emissions inspection certificate shall be charged to the inspection station, in addition to any other state mandated prepaid fee. Inspection stations may recover these automation fees from customers presenting vehicles for inspection by adding the corresponding automation fee to the inspection fee amounts as detailed in this section.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.73 adopted to be effective January 1, 1976; amended to be effective December 5, 1977, 2 TexReg 4542; amended to be effective May 23, 1980, 5 TexReg 1795; amended to be effective March 31, 1982, 7 TexReg 1182; amended to be effective December 21, 1983, 8 TexReg 5130; amended to be effective June 2, 1986, 11 TexReg 2388; amended to be effective August 22, 1988, 13 TexReg 3877; amended to be effective July 5, 1990, 15 TexReg 3641; amended to be effective January 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 214; amended to be effective March 25, 2002, 27 TexReg 2241; amended to be effective June 13, 2005, 30 TexReg 3431; amended to be effective January 2, 2006, 30 TexReg 8987.