Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 222 - BUREAU OF STATE POLICE › Chapter 1 - MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION RULES › Sec2 222-1-110 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF INSPECTION STATION LICENSEES › Subsection 222-1-110-05 - BUSINESS AND PREMISES - TOOLS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. A licensee shall
				  permit inspections only in the building described in the station license
				  application. This restriction does not apply to fire apparatus, special mobile
				  equipment, trailers, semi-trailers, converter dollies, out-of-doors inspections
				  pursuant to applicable law, or off- highway use vehicles.
2. If a licensed inspection station moves to
				  a new location, the owner must inform the Maine State Police Inspection Unit of
				  this change by filing a new station application containing the new information.
				  The new premises must be inspected before any inspection stickers can be issued
				  from the new location.
3. If a
				  licensed inspection station is sold or conveyed to a new owner, the inspection
				  station license becomes void. The new owner must complete the application
				  process and the station must be re-licensed as a new station. The old
				  inspection station materials, including but not limited to; inspection
				  stickers, license certificate and signs must be returned to the Maine State
				  Police, unless prior arrangements have been made with the Motor Vehicle
				  Inspection Unit.
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that the new owner
					 submit the new station application at least 30 days prior to the actual change
					 of ownership to avoid delays in the process.
4. If a licensed inspection station goes out
				  of business, the inspection station license becomes void. Licensees going out
				  of business must inform the Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit within three (3)
				  business days of their last business day. The licensee must return all
				  inspection materials to the Maine State Police within five (5) business days of
				  the business's last business day. The date of receipt of the materials by the
				  Motor Vehicle Inspection Unit shall be used to determine compliance with this
				  requirement.
5. Inspection stations
				  shall be reasonably free of debris and hazards and completely enclosed by floor
				  to ceiling construction.
6. New
				  inspection stations licensed on or after January 1, 2007 shall have an
				  inspection/repair area with a concrete floor.
7. Every inspection station is required to
				  have a sufficient number and type of tools necessary to conduct an inspection
				  on any vehicle the station is licensed to inspect. Such tools are required to
				  be on the premises at all times and include, at a minimum:
A. A ball joint gauge, dial type, with frame
				  attaching device;
B. Gauges
				  suitable for measuring brake linings, pads and rotor thickness;
C. A mechanism to safely lift and support
				  vehicles;
(1) Stations licensed prior to
				  January 1, 2007 must have a lift, an inspection pit, or a sufficient number and
				  type of jacks and stands to safely raise and/or examine all types of vehicles
				  that the station is licensed to inspect.
(2) Class A and E Stations licensed on or
				  after January 01, 2007, must have a functioning vehicle lift or properly
				  installed inspection pit.
D. A tire tread depth gauge;
E. A tire pressure gauge;
F. A Class D station must have a 20-ton
				  bottle jack;
G. A Class E station
				  must have a gas cap pressure tester that has been approved by the Commissioner
				  of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection so long as statute requires
				  the gas cap pressure test to be conducted;
H. A Class E station must have an approved
				  scan tool that is capable of reading monitor status and malfunction indicator
				  light (MIL) status of the vehicle being inspected. An approved scan too 1 is
				  one that complies with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended
				  Practice JI 978 and JI 979 or has been approved by the Commissioner of the
				  Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
NOTE: Questions related to emissions testing
					 equipment and procedures may be directed to the Maine Department of
					 Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality.