N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.13

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:20-44.13 - Records; inspection reports

(a) A licensee shall maintain copies of motor vehicle inspection reports in an order corresponding to the date on which the inspection certificate of approval was issued.

(b) A licensee shall maintain repair orders and invoices (bills for parts and labor) in the form required by N.J.A.C. 13:45A-26C.

(c) A licensee shall record the repair order and invoice number or numbers on the motor vehicle inspection report.

(d) Records required to be maintained by a licensee pursuant to this section shall remain on file at the licensee's place of business for a period of three years from the date of issuance of the inspection certificate of approval.

(e) Records required to be maintained by a licensee pursuant to this section shall be made available by the licensee for examination by authorized representatives of the Motor Vehicle Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection or the Division of Consumer Affairs at any time during regular business hours. Investigators and other authorized representatives of the Motor Vehicle Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection or the Division of Consumer Affairs shall be granted access to the licensee's business premises during regular business hours.

(f) A licensee's failure to permit investigators and other personnel from the Motor Vehicle Commission, the Department of Environmental Protection or the Division of Consumer Affairs on the premises of the licensee during regular business hours for purposes of conducting investigations shall be cause for suspension or revocation of the private inspection facility license. Such investigations may include, but shall not be limited to, discussions with customers, examination of motor vehicle emission testing and OBD inspection equipment, and other equipment specified in 13:20-44.9, questioning of employees and the employment of such other investigatory techniques as may be necessary for the enforcement of this subchapter and the provisions of Title 39, Title 26 and Title 56 of the Revised Statutes and the regulations adopted thereunder by the Motor Vehicle Commission at N.J.A.C. 13:20-33 and 43, 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 and the Division of Consumer Affairs at N.J.A.C. 13:45A-26C.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:20-44.13

Amended by R.1999 d.422, effective 12/6/1999.
See: 31 N.J.R. 2466(a), 31 N.J.R. 4078(a).
Rewrote (a) and (b); in (c), added a reference to motorcycle inspection cards; in (d), substituted a reference to inspection certificates of approval for a reference to base inspection stickers; in (e), substituted "or" for "and" following "Protection" throughout; in (f), changed N.J.A.C. references.
Administrative change.
See: 33 N.J.R. 4388(a).
Amended by R.2003 d.206, effective 5/19/2003.
See: 34 N.J.R. 2523(a), 35 N.J.R. 2251(b).
Inserted "and OBD inspection" following "emission testing".
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" throughout.
Amended by R.2009 d.312, effective 10/19/2009.
See: 41 N.J.R. 1674(a), 41 N.J.R. 3939(b).
In (d), substituted "three" for "four"; and in (f), deleted a comma following the first occurrence of "Protection", inserted "33 and" and substituted "or 7:27-14 and 7:27B-4, whichever are applicable" for a comma.
Amended by R.2014 d.008, effective 1/6/2014.
See: 45 N.J.R. 842(a), 46 N.J.R. 103(c).
In (a), deleted "and motorcycle inspection cards" following "reports"; and in (c), deleted "or motorcycle inspection card" following "report".