N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.10

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

Section 13:20-44.10 - Inspection certificates of approval

(a) The inspection certificate of approval for motor vehicles shall be composed of a base inspection sticker and insert indicating, respectively, the year and month of expiration of the certificate of approval.

(b) Base inspection stickers for motor vehicles shall be purchased by a licensee, by mail or in person, from the Private Inspection Facility Licensing Unit of the Motor Vehicle Commission at the address specified at N.J.A.C. 13:20-44.4(a).

(c) Base inspection stickers for motor vehicles shall be purchased by a licensee at $ 1.00 per sticker in quantities of 25 or more.

(d) A licensee shall secure base inspection stickers for motor vehicles in a locked place of limited access, such as a safe, cabinet, or desk drawer. The licensee is solely responsible for the security of base inspection stickers for motor vehicles. A licensee's failure to take necessary precautions to secure base inspection stickers for motor vehicles from loss or theft shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the license.

(e) A licensee shall affix an inspection certificate of approval to a motor vehicle only after inspection or reinspection has been successfully completed.

(f) When defects detected at an inspection conducted at an official inspection facility or at a private inspection facility have been repaired or adjusted by the licensee or by an employee of the licensee, the licensee shall insure, prior to affixation of a certificate of approval on the vehicle, that the person or persons who performed the repair or adjustment work has signed his or her name on the motor vehicle inspection report. When defects detected at inspection have been repaired by someone other than the licensee or an employee of the licensee, the licensee shall insure, prior to affixation of a certificate of approval on the vehicle, that the person or persons who inspected the vehicle have signed his or her name on the motor vehicle inspection report at the bottom of its reverse side.

(g) A licensed private inspection facility shall not certify the emissions or on-board diagnostics of any motor vehicle, unless an emission inspector licensed by the Motor Vehicle Commission in accordance with Chapter 8 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.17 has personally performed the emission or OBD inspection or reinspection and has determined that the motor vehicle meets the inspection standards adopted by the Motor Vehicle Commission at N.J.A.C. 13:20-43.8 and/or 33.21 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 shall not certify the emissions or on-board diagnostics of any motor vehicle that has been rejected because of an emission test or OBD inspection failure, unless a certified emission repair technician or the owner or lessee of the motor vehicle has performed the emission-related or OBD-related repairs.

(h) A licensee shall secure motor vehicle inspection reports separate and apart from base inspection stickers for motor vehicles in a locked place of limited access, such as a safe, cabinet, or desk drawer.

(i) A licensee shall record the date of issuance of the inspection certificate of approval on the corresponding motor vehicle inspection report.

(j) A licensee shall retain defective or voided inspection certificates of approval and motor vehicle inspection reports and shall surrender them to a Motor Vehicle Commission representative at the time of a periodic audit conducted by the Motor Vehicle Commission.

(k) A licensee shall notify the local law enforcement agency upon determining that a base inspection sticker(s) for a motor vehicle has been stolen and shall file a copy of such report with the Motor Vehicle Commission.

(l) A licensee shall return all unused base inspection stickers for motor vehicles and all unused motor vehicle inspection reports to a Motor Vehicle Commission representative upon the licensee's discontinuation of inspection certification services.

(m) A licensee shall be solely responsible for base inspection stickers for motor vehicles, motor vehicle inspection reports, and motorcycle inspection cards issued to it by the Motor Vehicle Commission.

(n) A diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be issued for heavy-duty diesel trucks and diesel buses that meet emission standards adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection at N.J.A.C. 7:27-14. The diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be affixed to the lower right corner of the windshield inside the passenger compartment of the diesel vehicle, approximately three inches from the bottom of the windshield and approximately four inches from the right side of the windshield, but in every case, the diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be completely visible from the front of the diesel vehicle. The diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be affixed in an upright position. A diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be affixed to a diesel vehicle immediately upon inspection approval. The diesel emission inspection certificate of approval shall be valid for one year.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.10

Amended by 48 N.J.R. 810(a), effective 5/16/2016

Amended by 53 N.J.R. 2056(a), effective 12/6/2021