Texas Two-Step goes live March 1
Van Zandt County is stepping up to assist customers during the second year of the “Two Steps, One Sticker” program for vehicle inspection and registration, according to Tax Assessor-Collector Shirley Chisham.
Beginning March 1, the transition year ends and vehicles will have one expiration date for inspection and registration.
Here is what Van Zandt County vehicle owners need to do from that point forward: Take a look at the date on your vehicle registration sticker then follow the two steps, Chisham said.
The steps are:
Step 1: Pass a vehicle inspection no earlier than 90 days prior to the expiration of vehicle registration and retain the vehicle inspection report. To find your nearest inspection station in Van Zandt County, visit the Texas Department of Public Safety’s – https://www.txdps.state.tx.us/RSD/VI/VIactiveStationLocator/
Step 2: After the vehicle passes inspection, registration can be renewed online, by mail or in person at the Van Zandt County Tax Assessor-Collector’s office. Inspection status will be verified electronically.
Vehicle inspection and registration will expire on the last day of the month indicated on the sticker.
“Following the two steps will help ensure a smooth registration renewal process,” Chisham said. “Before coming to our office or submitting your registration renewal online or by mail, be sure to pass inspection no earlier than 90-days before your sticker expires.”
For example, if your registration sticker expires in August 2016, you can pass your inspection as early as June 3 which is 90 days before your sticker expires on Aug. 31, 2016.
The state of Texas stopped issuing vehicle inspection stickers March 1, 2015, as a result of House Bill 2305 that passed during the 83rd legislative session (2013). The Van Zandt Tax Assessor-Collector’s office has been working closely with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to implement the changes required by law, Chisham said.
For more information, visit the website www.TwoStepsOneSticker.com.
