(a) This section applies only to an inspection station that:
(1) is located in a county in which the environmental commission has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subchapter F; and
(2) has been convicted of a violation of this chapter relating to an emissions inspection.
(b) An application for certification as an inspection station must be accompanied by a surety bond in the amount of $5,000, payable to this state and conditioned on the future compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the department or the environmental commission under this chapter.
(c) The attorney general or the district or county attorney for the county in which the inspection station is located or in which the inspection station that employs the inspector is located may bring suit in the name of this state to recover on the bond.