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RI Gen L § 31-47.1-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 31-47.1-1. Legislative findings.The general assembly finds and declares that:(1) Air quality in Rhode Island does not meet the national and state ambient air quality standard for ozone;(2) Poor air quality has an adverse effect on the health of all Rhode Island residents, particularly the elderly, the very young and those with respiratory ailments;(3) Motor vehicle emissions account for a substantial amount of air pollution problems in the state;(4) There is a dramatic need to reduce motor vehicle emissions in Rhode Island;(5) The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.) mandates that the states formulate and implement individual programs to systematically improve ambient air quality, including a program to reduce emissions through the inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles;(6) Should Rhode Island fail to act in a timely manner to improve its ambient air quality pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, notwithstanding the continued adverse effect air pollution will have on the environment and citizenry of the state, the United States department of transportation will withhold highway funding until compliance is attained, the United States environmental protection agency will withhold grants to support air pollution planning and control programs until compliance is attained, require new emissions be offset by emissions reductions at a ratio of two (2) to one, and will implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection program in the state. In addition, the citizens of the state of Rhode Island may seek injunctive relief under the provisions of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.).(7) The general assembly enacted legislation mandating a centralized system for motor vehicle emissions inspections and maintenance during the January 1993 session;(8) The centralized motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program was never implemented;(9) A decentralized system for motor vehicle emission inspection is more desirable than a centralized system;(10) Designing, promulgating and implementing a decentralized system for motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance will improve air quality, protect the health of Rhode Islanders, assure compliance with the federal clean air act and allow the removal of sanctions imposed on the state of Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-2 - Definitions.

§ 31-47.1-2. Definitions.As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) "Authorized inspection and repair stations (AIRS)" means a facility which has been authorized by the department to conduct motor vehicle emissions inspections and re-inspections.(2) "Compliance certificate" means a written statement, instrument or device indicating that a motor vehicle complies with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspection.(3) "Department" means the department of revenue.(4) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, except vehicles moved exclusively by human power and motorized wheelchairs.(5) "Motor vehicle emissions inspection" means a test of the emissions of air contaminants from a motor vehicle and any visual and functional checks related to the emission of air contaminants from a motor vehicle conducted pursuant to this chapter.(6) "Waiver certificate" means a written statement, instrument or device indicating the requirement of compliance with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspection for a particular motor vehicle has been waived.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 30; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 30.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-3 - Inspection requirement.

§ 31-47.1-3. Inspection requirement.(a) Each motor vehicle subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a motor vehicle emissions inspection, conducted no more frequently than annually. Different classes of motor vehicles or model years may be subject to different inspection frequencies.(b) Motor vehicles subject to this chapter shall be determined by regulations, and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all 1975 and later model year light duty vehicles and light duty trucks up to and including eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating.(c) Any motor vehicle which is inspected and found not to comply with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections must, within thirty (30) days of the inspection, be re-inspected and found to comply with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections, or have received a waiver certificate, or not be operated on the highways of the state.(d) Any certificate issued under this chapter shall always be carried in an easily accessible place in or about the vehicle for which the certificate was issued.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 152, § 1; P.L. 1996, ch. 165, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 47.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-4 - Law enforcement.

§ 31-47.1-4. Law enforcement.Any law enforcement officer or designee of the director of the department of revenue whose duty it is to enforce laws related to motor vehicles, may demand and inspect any certificate issued under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 30; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 30.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-5 - Exemptions.

§ 31-47.1-5. Exemptions.The following motor vehicles shall be exempt from the requirements of this chapter:(1) A motor vehicle twenty-five (25) years or older.(2) Any class of motor vehicles that is exempted by regulation of the department because the vehicle presents prohibitive inspection problems or is inappropriate for inspection.(3) Motor vehicles operated exclusively by electric power.(4) New motor vehicles until twenty-four (24) months after their date of purchase or twenty-four thousand (24,000) miles, whichever occurs first.(5) Motor vehicles that are in compliance with an enhanced motor vehicle inspection program operated by another jurisdiction may be exempt upon the owner providing a current written certification of compliance, if the inspection program in that jurisdiction is approved by the United States environmental protection agency.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-6 - Repealed.

§ 31-47.1-6. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; Repealed by P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 1, effective July 1, 1997.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-8 - Waiver certificate.

§ 31-47.1-8. Waiver certificate.(a) A motor vehicle which, after inspection or re-inspection, fails to comply with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections shall be eligible for a waiver certificate, provided that:(1) The cost of emission related repairs performed exceeds the repair cost limit. The cost of repairs may include the cost of emission related repairs made after the inspection or the cost of emission related repairs made up to sixty (60) days prior to the inspection. The cost of repairs shall not include any costs covered by an emission control performance warranty or the cost to repair or replace any emission control system or mechanism which has been removed, dismantled or rendered inoperative. The repair cost limit shall be two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) in 1999, 2000, and 2001 and shall be four hundred fifty dollars ($450) in 2002 and 2003. After 2003 the repair cost limit shall be four hundred and fifty dollars ($450) and shall be adjusted in January of each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year differs from the Consumer Price Index for 1989; or(2) A complete, documented physical and functional diagnosis and inspection, conducted by the department, shows that no additional emission related repairs are needed.(b) No person shall knowingly give false information to an AIRS or the department concerning the repair costs or repairs needed to bring a motor vehicle into compliance with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections.(c) Any person may perform repairs on a vehicle in order to meet the requirements of this chapter or chapter 38 of this title, except that the cost of repairs, including diagnosis, parts, and labor, to be applied to the repair cost limit must be performed by a certified repair technician. Only the cost of parts may be applied to the repair cost limit if repairs are performed by someone other than a certified repair technician.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-9 - Prohibitions.

§ 31-47.1-9. Prohibitions.(a) No person may issue a compliance certificate or a waiver certificate for a motor vehicle that has not been inspected in accordance with or is not in compliance with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections.(b) No person may alter, falsify or counterfeit a compliance certificate or a waiver certificate.(c) No person may materially alter or change any equipment or mechanism of a motor vehicle that has received a compliance certificate in a manner that the motor vehicle no longer complies with the standards and criteria for motor vehicle emissions inspections. This section shall not be construed as preventing the temporary alteration of equipment for the purpose of motor vehicle repair.(d) Any person under contract to the state to provide motor vehicle emission testing support service and/or any employee of such a contractor and the operator of an AIRS and/or an employee of an AIRS violating any of the provisions of this chapter may be subject to criminal penalties of a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or by both fine and imprisonment for each violation.(e) Any person under contract to the state to assist the state in the administration of a motor vehicle emission inspection program and/or any employee of the contractor and the operator of an AIRS and/or an employee of an AIRS, or any person who is or acts as a garage repair person, violating any rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to a civil or administrative penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.(f) Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall be subject to a civil or administrative penalty of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each violation.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-10 - Proceedings for enforcement.

§ 31-47.1-10. Proceedings for enforcement.(a) The traffic tribunal shall have jurisdiction to enforce the criminal penalty provisions of this chapter.(b) The traffic tribunal shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of any rule or regulation issued by the department pursuant to this chapter. The division of enforcement of the department of environmental management shall have jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of any rule or regulation issued by the department of environmental management pursuant to this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 47.
RI Gen L § 31-47.1-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.1 - Motor Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program|Section 31-47.1-11 - Fees.

§ 31-47.1-11. Fees.(a) Beginning in fiscal year 2015, a fee of fifty-five dollars ($55.00) is to be charged for each motor vehicle inspected. The amount of fees collected shall provide for the cost of the inspection, the costs of administering the motor vehicle emissions inspection program and other costs provided by law. The fee must be paid for each motor vehicle inspected at an emissions inspection station at the time of the inspection and is payable whether a compliance certificate, waiver certificate, or no certificate is issued. There shall be no fee charged for one reinspection of a vehicle that failed an initial inspection when the reinspection is conducted at the AIRS that conducted the initial inspection.Of the fifty-five dollars ($55.00) fee, nineteen dollars ($19.00) shall be retained by the inspection station owner to cover the costs of performing the inspection. The remaining thirty-six dollars ($36.00) shall be remitted to the program manager. The program manager shall retain no more than four dollars ($4.00) of the fee and remit no less than thirty-two dollars ($32.00) for deposit in the Rhode Island highway maintenance account. Be it further provided that twenty dollars ($20.00) generated from the fee be deposited into the Rhode Island highway maintenance fund according to the schedule provided in subsection (b) of § 39-18.1-5. The general assembly shall annually appropriate such sums as may be required to cover the costs of administering the program by the division of motor vehicles and the department of environmental management.(b) [Deleted by P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 21, § 6].History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 254, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 107; P.L. 1997, ch. 65, § 2; P.L. 1998, ch. 327, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 55, art. 27, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 246, art. 8, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 73, art. 34, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 145, art. 21, § 6.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 31-47.2-1. Legislative findings.The general assembly finds and declares that:(1) Exhaust emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines used in trucks and buses traveling within Rhode Island contribute significantly to air pollution within the state;(2) Heavy-duty diesel engines in a poor state of repair emit higher levels of pollution than engines that are well maintained;(3) Citizens of Rhode Island frequently raise concerns about emissions from heavy-duty diesel engines;(4) These emissions diminish the quality of life and health of our citizens;(5) Technology exists to determine the level of exhaust emissions from heavy-duty vehicles;(6) Maintenance and repair procedures are available that can readily be employed to correct unacceptable exhaust emissions;(7) Rhode Island is a party to a memorandum of understanding among states of the northeast United States in which each state agreed to use its best efforts to implement heavy-duty diesel testing programs consistent with the elements of the memorandum of understanding; and(8) It is in the public interest to establish a program regulating exhaust emissions from heavy-duty diesel trucks and buses traveling within Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-2 - Inspection requirement.

§ 31-47.2-2. Inspection requirement.(a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles shall, at the direction of the director of the department of revenue and in coordination with the department of environmental management, establish rules and regulations and develop testing techniques and emission standards for motor vehicles subject to the provisions of this chapter.(b) Motor vehicles subject to this chapter shall be determined by regulation, and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, all diesel powered trucks and buses of all model years and over eight thousand five hundred pounds (8,500 lbs.) gross vehicle weight rating that operate on the highways of Rhode Island.(c) Standards for opacity of emissions shall be promulgated for all subject vehicles.(d) In establishing such standards, the administrator shall review standards in effect in other states in the northeast United States and to the extent practicable shall establish standards consistent with standards in other states.(e) Emissions inspections may be performed at roadside or in conjunction with any safety or weight inspection.(f) Any motor vehicle which is inspected and found not to comply with the standards for heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle emissions shall be repaired within forty-five (45) consecutive calendar days after the inspection so as to comply with the standards for heavy-duty diesel motor vehicle emissions, or not be operated on the highways of the state.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 31; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 31.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-3 - On-road inspection.

§ 31-47.2-3. On-road inspection.Beginning no later than January 1, 2001, motor vehicles subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a roadside emissions inspection conducted by the state police or such other police officer defined in § 31-1-21 upon a specific designation by the state police, and provided such officers are certified by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance as a North American Standard Truck Inspector.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 401, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 491, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-4 - Periodic inspection.

§ 31-47.2-4. Periodic inspection.(a) Beginning no later than January 1, 2003, all vehicles subject to the provisions of this chapter and registered in Rhode Island shall be inspected for emissions on a periodic basis.(b) Vehicles subject to the provisions of this chapter which are operated in fleets of ten (10) or more vehicles may be self-inspected or inspected at a heavy-duty authorized inspection and repair (HD-AIRS) facility on an annual basis.(c) Individual heavy-duty vehicle owners, not in a fleet of ten (10) or more vehicles, shall have their vehicles inspected at a heavy-duty authorized inspection and repair (HD-AIRS) facility on an annual basis.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-5 - Inspection fee.

§ 31-47.2-5. Inspection fee.A fee, established in accordance with the rules and regulations of the department of revenue, is to be charged for each motor vehicle inspected. The amount of the fee collected shall provide for the cost of inspection, the cost of administering the motor vehicle inspection program, and other costs provided by law.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 98, § 31; P.L. 2008, ch. 145, § 31.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-6 - Penalty for violations.

§ 31-47.2-6. Penalty for violations.(a) After July 1, 2001, any person who fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter shall be subject to a civil violation and penalty of:(1) One hundred twenty-five dollars ($125) for a first offense;(2) Five hundred twenty-five dollars ($525) for a second offense; and(3) One thousand twenty-five dollars ($1,025) for the third and subsequent offenses.(b) The penalties may be reduced upon a showing that repairs have been made to bring failing vehicles into compliance with emission standards. There shall be no reduction for a first offense. Any reduction of the penalty for second, third, and subsequent offenses shall be by not more than four hundred fifty dollars ($450).(c) No person shall knowingly give false information to a HD-AIRS, the administrator or his designee concerning compliance with the provisions of this chapter and regulations promulgated under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1; P.L. 2002, ch. 58, § 11.
RI Gen L § 31-47.2-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.2 - Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections|Section 31-47.2-7 - Contract.

§ 31-47.2-7. Contract.The administrator may contract the services of an independent contractor in order to carry out his or her duties under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2000, ch. 280, § 1.
RI Gen L § 31-47.3-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles|Chapter 31-47.3 - The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act|Section 31-47.3-1 - Legislative findings.

§ 31-47.3-1. Legislative findings.(a) Diesel emissions, due in large part to their high concentrations of particulate matter, are associated with severe and multiple health risks to the citizens of Rhode Island, including increased risks of cancer, decreased lung function, aggravated asthma, heart attacks and premature death. Reducing diesel pollution will also help advance the state's climate protection goals and climate action plan by reducing black carbon pollution.(b) Diesel exhaust also contains nitrogen oxides, which contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog. Rhode Island continues to be classified as a "serious-nonattainment area" for ozone.(c) Reducing diesel pollution may help to stem the tide of the asthma epidemic in Rhode Island where more than one in ten (10) citizens have asthma. Rhode Island ranks eighth (8th) in the U.S. for the worst asthma rates overall, and has the fifth (5th) highest rate for children. Rhode Islanders pay about forty-one million dollars ($41,000,000) per year in asthma-associated health costs. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children and responsible for the most school absences in Rhode Island.(d) The EPA, recognizing the harmful effects of diesel emissions, issued new fuel and engine emission standards that will reduce particulate matter emissions from engines model year 2007 and newer ninety percent (90%) below previous levels.(e) The same technology that reduces emissions by up to ninety percent (90%) for new engines can be retrofitted onto existing engines, which will continue to operate for years.(f) As a first step in tackling the diesel pollution problem in Rhode Island, school buses should be given high priority.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 219, § 1.