Texas Emissions
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Texas Emissions
Excessive Emissions
If the registered owner of a motor vehicle registered or operated for more than 60 days per calendar year in a county, or a portion of a county designated by the Department of Public Safety in accordance with the Texas Transportation Code, or a county adjacent to such a designated county, commits an offense if the vehicle emits hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxide, or another vehicle-related pollutant in an amount that is excessive under United States Environmental Protection Agency or DPS standards. This rule should probably apply to some drivers since so many of them seem to be full of hot air.
The Department of Public Safety shall provide a notice of violation to the registered owner of a vehicle that is detected violating this rule. The notice of violation must be made by personal delivery to the registered owner or by mailing the notice to the registered owner at the last known address of the owner. The DPS shall include in the notice the date and location of the violation detected and instructions for the registered owner explaining how the owner must proceed to obtain and pass a verification emissions inspection. The registered owner must also make any repair to the vehicle necessary to pass the inspection.
Excessive Emissions Offenses
A registered owner of a vehicle commits an excessive emissions offense if notice is delivered to the owner and the owner fails to comply with any provision of the notice before the 31st day after the date the notice is delivered. That's easy to comply to if you just have to replace a light or a belt. Having an expensive exhaustion problem could take the average person more than 31 days to get the money together to fix their problem.
Such an offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 and not more than $350. If a person has previously been convicted of such an offense, it's a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $200 and not more than $1,000. That person just might have to buy a bunch of scratch-off lottery tickets and pray for big winnings with no whammies.
If you get a ticket for for a emissions, our Texas Defensive Driving Course can help you get that ticket dismissed!
