The VI-100 form in Texas is a Department of Public Safety document that certified emissions inspection stations use to register the static Internet Protocol address at their location with the state. It is an administrative filing for station operators, not a document motorists receive after a test. You complete the form with your station information and static IP, then submit it to DPS along with written confirmation of that IP from your internet service provider.1Texas Department of Public Safety. VI-100
Who Has to File the VI-100
Every certified emissions inspection station in Texas has to file. As of August 1, 2025, DPS requires each emissions station to maintain a static IP address at the location, used by all analyzers on site. The requirement sits in Texas Administrative Code Rule 23.55.2Texas Department of Public Safety. News and Updates
Stations that fail to comply face a state lockout of the emissions analyzer. Once locked out, the station cannot perform any inspections until the problem is corrected. The reason for the static IP rule is technical: analyzers must hold a constant, dedicated connection to the state’s Vehicle Information Database during every test, and a dynamic IP can drop or change mid-session. Offline inspections are not permitted; if the link fails, the test cannot proceed.3Texas Department of Public Safety. Vehicle Inspection Operations and Training Manual
If your station is in a county that does not require emissions testing, the VI-100 does not apply to you. It is tied to the emissions program and the VID connection that program depends on.
Where to Get the Form
The VI-100 is a downloadable Word document available from the DPS Internet Forms page, under the Vehicle Inspection section.4Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS Internet Forms Open the .docx file, fill it in, and save a copy to send with your carrier’s confirmation.
What to Have Ready Before You Fill It Out
The form collects your station’s identifying information along with the static IP address assigned by your carrier. Have the following in front of you:
- Station name, exactly as it appears on your DPS station certification.
- Station physical address, meaning the location where the emissions analyzer operates.
- Station identification number, which is the unique number DPS assigned when the station was certified.
- Static IP address, meaning the fixed IP the internet carrier has assigned to that location.
Check the IP address on your form against the one in your carrier’s documentation before you send anything. A mismatch delays processing and can put the analyzer at risk of a lockout once enforcement runs against your record.
How to Submit the VI-100
Two documents go in together: the completed VI-100 and an official communication from your internet carrier that proves the static IP. The carrier’s letter or email has to include your station name, station address, and the static IP itself.2Texas Department of Public Safety. News and Updates
You can submit in either of two ways:
- Email both documents to RSD.StaticIP@dps.texas.gov.
- Upload both documents through the Contact Us page on the DPS website.
There is no fee for the filing. DPS does not publish a processing turnaround, so send everything well before you need the analyzer working, particularly if the station is newly certified or moving to a new provider. If problems come up after submission, the phone number on DPS correspondence or at the top of a VIR reaches the Regulatory Services Division.5Texas Department of Public Safety. Previous News and Updates
When to File Again
The VI-100 is not one and done. If the station relocates or you switch internet service providers, you must send DPS updated static IP information to stay in compliance.2Texas Department of Public Safety. News and Updates The process is the same: fresh VI-100, fresh carrier letter or email confirming the new IP, sent to the same email address or through the same portal.
The ISP change is easy to miss. Operators sometimes switch broadband providers without thinking about the analyzer, even when the physical location has not moved. A new provider almost always means a new IP, and the address on file with DPS will no longer match what the analyzer is using. That produces the same lockout as never filing at all.
What the VI-100 Is Not
The VI-100 is not the Vehicle Inspection Report. The VIR is the document a station prints for the vehicle owner at the end of an emissions test, with the vehicle’s identification details, the test result, and the station’s information. Vehicle owners do not fill out a VI-100 and never need one for registration or renewal.2Texas Department of Public Safety. News and Updates
The VI-100 also is not a general station application or a certification form. It handles one thing: keeping your station’s static IP address correctly on record with DPS so the analyzer stays connected to the Vehicle Information Database and can perform inspections.