If you are renewing your registration at a county subcontractor location, such as your local grocery store, they may not accept your VIR as proof of inspection. Each county determines whether their subcontractors can verify inspection via VIR. If a subcontractor is not permitted to verify via VIR, you will be directed to the county tax office to complete your renewal.
If your vehicle is currently out of state and you are unable to complete a Texas vehicle inspection in order to renew your registration, you may self-certify that the vehicle is out of state and will be permitted to register online , by mail, or in person. If you renew your vehicle registration using the out-of-state self-certification option, a remark will be placed on your vehicle record indicating that an inspection is still due.
Once you return to the state, you must complete a Texas vehicle inspection within three days of arrival at your home, duty station, or destination. It is very important that you keep the VIR issued after completing your inspection in case you are stopped by law enforcement before the remark is removed from your vehicle record, which takes about 48 hours.
If you currently have a multi-year registration, it will remain valid until it expires. However, you will still need to pass an annual vehicle inspection. This remark can result in law enforcement citation. Your vehicle must be inspected and registered within 30 days after you move to Texas.
For more information on new resident registration requirements, please visit the TxDMV website. If you purchase a used vehicle via private party sale, the vehicle must have a passing vehicle inspection before it can be titled and registered. The vehicle inspection and registration processes are now linked, so your vehicle has to have passed its inspection within the last 90 days in order to renew your registration. The system will check the database to make sure your car passed before issuing you a new registration sticker.
For the remainder of , only look at the date of expiration on your registration sticker when planning for the new process. This will serve as proof that your car completed and passed inspection, just in case something happens to the database. We understand — nobody really likes change. Just remember that after this first year, this process will actually be simpler than the old one. See County Tax Offices to find the contact information for your county of residence.
Once you return to the state, you must complete a Texas vehicle inspection within three days of arrival at your home, duty station or destination. There is no grace period on inspections. Beginning March 1, , a passing vehicle inspection is required for vehicle registration.
You do not have to pay to get your vehicle re-inspected if it fails inspection. If your vehicle fails the inspection, have the item s repaired and take it back to the inspection station that originally performed the inspection within 15 days for a free re-test.
If you choose not to take it back to the station that originally performed the inspection or should you present the vehicle after the 15 days , then your vehicle is no longer eligible for the free re-test. Effective August 7, , the Vehicle Inspection Report VIR began including safety recall information to bring motorists' attention to open recalls on their vehicles.
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