Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 451 - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TESTING STATIONS › Section 451.100 - Official Testing Station Lane or Designated Testing Area Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Official Testing
			 Stations that conduct either special category inspections or school bus
			 inspections or both are required to have a test lane area. The lane area is
			 where all authorized safety testing equipment is installed. Official Testing
			 Stations that conduct Appendix G inspections are required to have either a
			 designated testing area or a lane area where all Appendix G inspections are to
			 be conducted. Official Testing Stations that conduct all three types of
			 inspections may be equipped with both a designated testing area and a lane
			 area.
b) The Lane or designated
			 testing area must be clean and properly maintained within the minimum
			 dimensions required for Station classification (see Section
			 451.110(b)
			  ).
c) The floor of the lane or designated
			 testing area must be a level concrete surface free from high or low spots. If a
			 lane is required, the lanes' floor must be suitable for the installation of
			 authorized safety test equipment according to the manufacturer's
			 specifications.
d) The floor of the
			 approach and the surface of the lane or testing area must be free from dirt,
			 oil and grease.
e) The lane or
			 designated testing area must not be utilized for servicing, repairing, washing
			 or parking vehicles. The lane or designated testing area must not be utilized
			 for the storing of vehicles, parts or other materials. (Minor repairs or
			 adjustments to rejected vehicles, e.g., light bulb replacement, headlight aim
			 are allowed.) ("P" lanes are exempt from this subsection.)
f) The lane or designated testing area must
			 be well lighted, ventilated by natural or artificial means and capable of being
			 heated when necessary.
g) The lane
			 or designated testing area must be located to allow a direct approach by the
			 tested vehicle within the dimensions required for lane
			 classification.
h) There must be no
			 obstruction caused by building design or fixture placement within the minimum
			 dimensions of the lane or designated testing area.
i) A Station may have more than one lane.
			 Each lane must be equipped with the authorized safety test equipment (see
			 Section 451.Appendix F for list of equipment).
j) Private Official Testing Stations
			 authorized to perform Appendix G inspections are limited to one designated
			 testing area. Public Official Testing Stations may have a designated testing
			 area where only Appendix G inspections can be performed.
k) Lane or designated testing area dimensions
			 must be of adequate length and width in order to test the fleet's largest
			 vehicle or combination of vehicles inside the building which houses the
			 Official Testing Station.
l) If an
			 Official Testing Station Permit is cancelled because a lane or designated
			 testing area is closed or inactive for at least six months, or because an
			 Official Testing Station has changed ownership, an inspection of testing
			 equipment in a lane and building facilities will be conducted by Department
			 personnel before reopening. All equipment and facilities must be approved prior
			 to the issuance of a new Permit in accordance with Section 451.110.
m) If an OTS is closed for any reason for
			 more than 30 days, an inspection of testing equipment in a lane and building
			 facilities will be conducted by Department personnel before
			 reopening.
n) If a lane is closed
			 due to equipment malfunction, no inspections are to be performed at the
			 Official Testing Station, regardless of whether equipment is required for an
			 inspection.
o) Failure to meet any
			 of the requirements of this Section shall nullify the application until all
			 requirements are met.