Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 451 - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TESTING STATIONS › Section 451.60 - Supervision of Official Testing Station and Enforcement of Department Policies

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Official Testing
			 Station inspectors, compliance officers and administrative personnel have
			 responsibility:
1) To monitor Official Testing
			 Stations and to enforce this Part, Sections 12-800 through 12-820 of the
			 Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law and Sections 13-100 et seq. of the Illinois
			 Vehicle Inspection Law.
2) To
			 review applications for Official Testing Station Permits and Certified Safety
			 Tester (CST) Certificates.
3) To
			 conduct written tests and proficiency tests for persons requesting to become
			 CSTs. (See Section
			 451.130
			 for testing procedures.) To conduct same tests for persons who have been
			 requested by the Department to be retested. The Department would require a CST
			 to be retested if that CST had been found guilty of a violation through the
			 administrative hearing process (see Section 13-108 of the Illinois Vehicle
			 Inspection Law and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 450 for hearing process).
4) To inspect buildings, equipment and
			 adjacent roadways or alleys for compliance with OTS classification requirements
			 or any conditions which affect the entrance and exit of vehicles (refer to
			 Section
			 451.110(b)
			 for OTS classification requirements).
5) To inspect safety testing equipment in a
			 lane for cleanliness, operability and accuracy.
6) To require the owner to close the Official
			 Testing Station when testing equipment in a lane is totally or partially
			 inoperative or inaccurate.
A) All Certificates
			 of Safety at the Official Testing Station will be removed and held by a
			 Department employee or the Commercial Vehicle Safety Section office until the
			 safety testing equipment in a lane has been cleaned, adjusted or repaired so as
			 to render accurate results.
B) An
			 authorized Department employee will approve the condition of the lane before it
			 is reopened for testing (i.e., equipment is operating efficiently and
			 effectively).
7) To
			 instruct Official Testing Station owners and CSTs in the proper method of
			 completing forms and reports used in safety testing procedures.
8) To inspect forms required to be posted,
			 completed and filed for cleanliness, legibility, accuracy and availability
			 (refer to Section
			 451.160(g)
			 for forms required to be posted).
9) To determine whether safety tests are
			 performed in accordance with this Part.
10) To have access to all records and
			 supplies which are the property of and furnished by the Department.
11) To inspect the Station's copy of this
			 Part for completeness and availability.
12) To inspect Vehicle Inspection Reports for
			 accuracy, completeness, legibility and proper filing order.
13) To inspect Certificates of Safety at
			 Official Testing Station for numerical sequence and storage security. To check
			 the Station Owner's method of accountability for all Certificates of Safety
			 issued to such Station.
14) To
			 investigate all complaints lodged against an Official Testing Station or CST.
			 (Section 13-107 of the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law)
15) To monitor Official Testing Station and
			 procedures used in conducting safety tests through the use of both official
			 marked and unmarked vehicles. Monitoring conducted in marked state vehicles
			 includes unannounced routine visits by area inspectors to check records for
			 proper filing and completion, equipment in a lane for proper calibration and
			 operation, and to administer tests to prospective CSTs or those CSTs required
			 to be retested. Monitoring conducted in unmarked vehicles includes unannounced
			 investigations by Department personnel to determine if OTS are performing
			 safety tests in accordance with this Part.
16) To enforce compliance of goals for this
			 program by issuing warning tickets or citations/complaints to Official Testing
			 Station permit holders and their employees for alleged infractions of Section
			 13-100 et seq. of the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law and this Part. The
			 charges as outlined in the citation(s) will be adjudicated at Administrative
			 Hearings conducted by the Secretary, or his authorized representative in
			 accordance with Vehicle Inspection Section Hearings; 92 Ill. Adm. Code 450. The
			 Secretary will determine the innocence or guilt of the defendant after careful
			 evaluation of the evidence presented at such hearings. If a determination of
			 guilt is made, the Secretary will assess penalties for violations alleged on
			 the citation/complaints.
17) To
			 close the Official Testing Station upon determination of a guilty verdict by
			 Department personnel and subsequent suspension or revocation of testing
			 privileges. Permit(s) and Certificates of Safety will be removed from the
			 facility.