Al F

Jim, Thanks for the update. Is there any way the Polk County officials could provide a reference number or link to the instructions the tax office people reference? For the minority of Escapees who don't register their vehicles in Polk county, trying to convince someone in a tax office that a lay person knows more than the tax office person is usually very difficult. Some way to point them to their own documentation would be really helpful. The ideal solution would be is a TXDOT form called something like "Out of State Self Certify" that we can print out and mail. Of course when the online stuff becomes available the form won't be necessary.

I think if you look around you will find quite a few RV permanently parked that do not have a current registration or inspection sticker. If/when you want to put the RV back on the road, make your first stop the inspection place and then to county tax office for registration. Unless something has or will change the tax office will have you sign an affidavit stating you have not had the vehicle on the road since the registration expired.

Any questions about this law are probably have been answered in this topic, the one you posted your question in. Did you read through this topic?

A lot of people who never move their RV, don't bother to renew their registration. I don't know if it is still in affect, but when you went to renew your expired registration, you could sign an affidavit stating your vehicle has not been operated on public roads and get your new registration.

Here Texas gov website for inspection stations.

New Braunfelds is a good place to get the inspection. If you stop in the Houston, Dallas, or El Paso and their surrounding counties, they will do an emissions test as well as the safety test. No emissions test in New Braunfelds/San Antonio area.