Florida Administrative Code › 15 - DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES › 15C - Division of Motor Vehicles › Chapter 15C-22 - PRIVATE REBUILT MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION PROGRAM › Section 15C-22.001 - Minimum Requirements for Program Participation

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) This rule
				and Section  319.141, F.S., establish the
				minimum requirements for participation in the Private Rebuilt Motor Vehicle
				Inspection Program (PRVIP).
(2)
				Participation in PRVIP requires approval by the Florida Department of Highway
				Safety and Motor Vehicles (department).
(3) Each PRVIP applicant must apply to the
				department on HSMV #82997, Application for Authorization as a Private Rebuilt
				Motor Vehicle Inspection Facility (effective 3/2023), incorporated herein by
				reference and available at:
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-15231
and
https://www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/82997.pdf
(4) Each PRVIP participant (participant)
				shall have and maintain, in favor of the Department, a surety bond or
				irrevocable letter of credit in the amount of $100, 000 covering all of the
				participant's activities in Florida under PRVIP as outlined herein, issued by
				an entity licensed to do business in the State of Florida The $100, 000 surety
				bond or irrevocable letter of credit shall allow for claims to be made for at
				least one year after cessation of business activities to cover any loss or
				damages which may arise.
(5) Each
				participant shall secure and maintain a facility that meets the requirements of
				Section  319.141, F.S., at a permanent
				fixed structure in the state of Florida, within an authorized county, as
				evidenced by proof of ownership or written lease at an address recognized by
				the United States Postal Service, where the only services provided on such
				property are rebuilt inspection services. The facility must provide proof to
				the department that it meets all applicable zoning requirements.
(6) In addition to meeting the requirements
				of Section  319.141, F.S., participants
				shall, at all times, meet the following requirements:
(a) Participant, including owners, partners,
				corporate officers, and the facility inspectors employed by the facility shall
				be digitally fingerprinted using a Florida Department of Law Enforcement
				provider to conduct a criminal background check which demonstrates that such
				persons have not been convicted of a felony, pled guilty to a felony, pled nolo
				contendre to a felony, or been incarcerated for a felony in the previous 10
				years.
(b) Participant, including
				owners, partners, corporate officers, and the inspectors employed by the
				facility shall annually attest that they do not have a direct or indirect
				interest in any motor vehicle that the facility has inspected or proposes to
				inspect, and are not employed by or do not have an ownership interest in or
				other financial arrangement with the owner, operator, manager, or employee of a
				motor vehicle repair shop as defined in Section
				 559.903, F.S., a motor vehicle
				dealer as defined in Section
				 320.27(1)(c),
				F.S., a towing company, a vehicle storage company, a vehicle auction, an
				insurance company, a salvage yard, a metal retailer, or a metal rebuilder from
				which they receive remuneration, directly or indirectly, for the referral of
				customers for rebuilt inspection services.