N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:20-44.1 - Purpose

(a)P.L. 1995, c. 112 provides for the licensing and regulation of private inspection facilities by the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission. The purposes of this subchapter are to:

1. Establish a system for the licensing of private inspection facilities which perform inspections and/or reinspections on motor vehicles and issue certifications for motor vehicles, including emission control system inspections; and

2. Establish standards and procedures necessary to protect the public from incompetent, dishonest, deceptive and fraudulent practices in the inspection, reinspection and certification of motor vehicles, including emission control systems, and to eliminate or exclude from licensing those persons who engage in such practices or who otherwise demonstrate unfitness.

(b) The Motor Vehicle Commission finds that in order to ensure that motor vehicles that are inspected, reinspected and certified by a private inspection facility are satisfactorily inspected, reinspected and certified and are in proper condition to be operated on the highways of this State and to ensure that inspections, reinspections and certifications are performed in accordance with the standards established by the Motor Vehicle Commission at N.J.A.C. 13:20-33 and 43 and the Department of Environmental Protection at N.J.A.C. 7:27-15 and 7:27B-5 or 7:27-14 and 7:27B-4, whichever are applicable, a licensed private inspection facility must possess certain equipment used in the inspection, reinspection and certification of motor vehicles, including emission control systems.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.1

Amended by R.1999 d.422, effective 12/6/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2466(a), 31 N.J.R. 4078(a).
In (b), changed N.J.A.C. references.
Administrative change.
See: 33 N.J.R. 4388(a).
Amended by R.2006 d.249, effective 7/3/2006.
See: 38 N.J.R. 386(b), 38 N.J.R. 2835(a).
Substituted "Motor Vehicle Commission" for "Division" and "Division of Motor Vehicles" throughout; and in (a), substituted, "Chief Administrator" for "Director".
Amended by R.2009 d.312, effective 10/19/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1674(a), 41 N.J.R. 3939(b).
In (b), substituted the third occurrence of "that" for "which", deleted "13:20-" preceding "43" and inserted "or 7:27-14 and 7:27B-4, whichever are applicable".