Subsection 222-1-110-05 - BUSINESS AND PREMISES - TOOLS1. A licensee shall permit inspections only in the building described in the station license application. This restriction does not apply to fire apparatus, special mobile equipment, trailers, semi-trailers, converter dollies, out-of-doors inspections pursuant to applicable law, or off- highway use vehicles.2. If a licensed inspection station moves to a new location, the owner must inform the Maine State Police Inspection Unit of this change by filing a new station application containing the new information. The new premises must be inspected before any inspection stickers can be issued from the new location.3. If a licensed inspection station is sold or conveyed to a new owner, the inspection station license becomes void. The new owner must complete the application process and the station must be re-licensed as a new station. The old inspection station materials, including but not limited to; inspection stickers, license certificate and signs must be returned to the Maine State Police, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit. NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the new owner submit the new station application at least 30 days prior to the actual change of ownership to avoid delays in the process.
4. If a licensed inspection station goes out of business, the inspection station license becomes void. Licensees going out of business must inform the Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit within three (3) business days of their last business day. The licensee must return all inspection materials to the Maine State Police within five (5) business days of the business's last business day. The date of receipt of the materials by the Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit shall be used to determine compliance with this requirement.5. Inspection stations shall be reasonably free of debris and hazards and completely enclosed by floor to ceiling construction.6. New inspection stations licensed on or after January 1, 2007 shall have an inspection/repair area with a concrete floor.7. Every inspection station is required to have a sufficient number and type of tools necessary to conduct an inspection on any vehicle the station is licensed to inspect. Such tools are required to be on the premises at all times and include, at a minimum: A. A ball joint gauge, dial type, with frame attaching device;B. Gauges suitable for measuring brake linings, pads and rotor thickness;C. A mechanism to safely lift and support vehicles;(1) Stations licensed prior to January 1, 2007 must have a lift, an inspection pit, or a sufficient number and type of jacks and stands to safely raise and/or examine all types of vehicles that the station is licensed to inspect.(2) Class A and E Stations licensed on or after January 01, 2007, must have a functioning vehicle lift or properly installed inspection pit.D. A tire tread depth gauge;E. A tire pressure gauge;F. A Class D station must have a 20-ton bottle jack;G. A Class E station must have a gas cap pressure tester that has been approved by the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection so long as statute requires the gas cap pressure test to be conducted;H. A Class E station must have an approved scan tool that is capable of reading monitor status and malfunction indicator light (MIL) status of the vehicle being inspected. An approved scan too 1 is one that complies with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practice JI 978 and JI 979 or has been approved by the Commissioner of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. NOTE: Questions related to emissions testing equipment and procedures may be directed to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality.
8. Each inspection station is required to have a sufficient number and type of reference guides necessary, or their electronic equivalent, to conduct an inspection on any vehicle the station is licensed to inspect. Such manuals include, but are not limited to, the following:A. A specification guide current to within 2 years;B. Class A or E stations inspecting vehicles between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds and ALL Class D stations must have a copy of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations pertaining to equipment contained in 49 Code of Federal Regulations Part 393.9. Only use of one station license shall be permitted within the same structure unless a physical barrier and separate entrance is in place. A physical barrier means a wall or similar structure so as to prevent vehicle access between licensees. C.M.R. 16, 222, ch. 1, § 222-1-110, subsec. 222-1-110-05