1. (a) In addition to any other requirement specified by Transportation Code, §501.0321, a person is qualified to perform an inspection under Transportation Code, §501.0321, if that person has completed one of the following training programs:

   1. (1) Intermediate or Advanced Motor Vehicle Crime Investigator Training provided by the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority;
   2. (2) Auto Theft School (Parts 1 and 2) provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety; or
   3. (3) Auto Theft Course provided by the National Insurance Crime Bureau.
2. (b) If a person qualified to perform an inspection under Transportation Code, §501.0321, is unable to determine a manufactured motor vehicle's original year of manufacture or original make designation, the department will not issue title and registration to the motor vehicle. A person inspecting a motor vehicle under §501.0321 who is able to identify the motor vehicle as a manufactured motor vehicle, but is unable to identify the manufactured motor vehicle's original year of manufacture or original make designation, or both, may not identify the vehicle as an assembled, homemade, or shop-made vehicle.

Source Note:The provisions of this §217.144 adopted to be effective November 14, 2017, 42 TexReg 6385; amended to be effective August 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 5933; amended to be effective November 14, 2024, 49 TexReg 8980.