(1) (a) A licensed diesel inspection station shall issue a certification of diesel emissions control to a diesel vehicle only upon forms issued by the executive director.
(b) A certification of diesel emissions control shall be issued by a licensed diesel inspection station to a diesel vehicle only after the licensed diesel emission inspector performing the inspection determines that:
The smoke opacity levels from the diesel vehicle comply with the applicable smokeopacity limits, in which case a certification of diesel emission compliance shall be issued;
The smoke opacity levels from the diesel vehicle do not comply with the applicablesmoke opacity limits after adjustment or repair required in accordance to commission rules have been performed, in which case a certification of diesel smoke opacity waiver shall be issued.
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, no certification ofdiesel emissions control may be issued to a diesel vehicle of model year 1991 and newer if there is evidence of diesel emissions control system tampering.
A licensed diesel emissions inspection station shall charge a fee as set by the commission for the inspection of any diesel vehicle pursuant to this section. Such fee shall be intended to encompass all costs related to the inspection, including those costs incurred by the inspection station, the department of revenue, and the department of public health and environment. No fee that is charged pursuant to this section shall exceed the posted hourly shop rate for one hour. Such fee shall be posted by the inspection station pursuant to regulations set by the commission. Personnel within the testing inspection station shall notify the owner of the diesel vehicle to be tested of the fee before commencing any testing activities.
Source: L. 94: Entire title amended with relocations, p. 2321, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2000: (3) amended, p. 1764, § 1, effective February 1, 2001.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 25-7-606 as it existed prior to 1994, and the former § 42-4-408 was relocated to § 42-4-509.