Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Subtitle 14 - MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION-VEHICLE INSPECTIONS › Chapter 11.14.08 - Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program › Section 11.14.08.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Administration" means the Maryland
				Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration.
(2) "ASE" means the National Institute for
				Automotive Service Excellence.
(3)
				"Audit" means a periodic quality assurance check, performed by the
				Administration or the Department, on equipment, records, and personnel
				regulated under this chapter.
(4)
				"Auditor" means an employee or designee of the Administration or the Department
				who performs audits.
(5)
				"Certificate" means a vehicle inspection report issued electronically or on
				paper by the Administration or a designee of the Administration, which
				certifies that a vehicle has undergone an emissions inspection.
(6) "Certified emissions repair facility"
				means a business certified by the Department which:
(a) Engages in emissions-related repairs to
				vehicles; and
(b) Meets the
				requirements of Regulation .19 of this chapter.
(7) "Contractor" means a business under
				contract with the State to operate and manage the vehicle emissions inspection
				program.
(8) "Date of scheduled
				inspection" means a specific date, as assigned by the Administration, by which
				a vehicle shall be inspected.
(9)
				"Dealer" means a person licensed under Transportation Article, §
										15-302, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(10) "Department"
				means the Maryland Department of the Environment.
(11) "Emissions control device" means a
				design element or device installed on a motor vehicle by the vehicle
				manufacturer to comply with the standards of the Clean Air Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
											7521, including, but not limited to, the
				oxygen sensor, catalytic converter, the fuel inlet restrictor; and devices
				integral to the:
(a) On-board diagnostics
				system;
(b) Exhaust gas
				recirculation (EGR) system;
(c)
				Evaporative emissions control system;
(d) Positive crankcase ventilation (PCV)
				system;
(e) Air injection
				system;
(f) Fuel metering system;
				and
(g) Ignition
				system.
(12) "Emissions
				inspection area" means Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Cecil,
				Charles, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's,
				and Washington counties, and Baltimore City.
(13) "Emissions-related recall" means a
				manufacturer plan to remedy vehicle emissions-related defects or nonconformity
				with new vehicle emissions standards through either a voluntary emissions
				recall as defined in 40 CFR
				§
											85.1902(d), or a
				remedial plan determination made pursuant to the Clean Air Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
											7541.
(14) "Emissions-related repair" means the
				inspection, adjustment, repair, or replacement of motor vehicle engine systems,
				subsystems, or components necessary to bring a vehicle into compliance with the
				emissions standards set forth in this chapter.
(15) "Emissions standard" means a requirement
				that relates to the operation or maintenance of a motor vehicle to ensure
				continuous emissions reduction.
(16) "Fail certificate" means a certificate
				which indicates that a vehicle is not in compliance with an emissions
				inspection standard.
(17) "Fleet
				inspection station" means an establishment licensed by the Department to
				perform certain emissions inspections.
(18) "Initial inspection" means the first
				inspection of a vehicle in an inspection cycle.
(19) "Inspection cycle" means an approximate
				2-year period which begins with the date of scheduled inspection.
(20) "Inspector" means a person authorized to
				perform official vehicle emissions inspections under this chapter.
(21) "Master certified emissions technician"
				means an individual who meets the provisions of Regulation .18 of this
				chapter.
(22) "Misfueling" means
				the introduction of improper fuel into a vehicle as prohibited under the Clean
				Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §
											7545.
(23) "Model year" means the vehicle model
				year as designated by the manufacturer or the model year designated by the
				Administration for a vehicle constructed by other than the original
				manufacturer.
(24) "Motor vehicle"
				has the meaning stated in Transportation Article, §
										11-135, Annotated Code
				of Maryland.
(25) "Motorist
				assistance center" means a resource center operated by the contractor that
				provides technical emissions-related repair guidance to motorists and vehicle
				repair technicians.
(26) "On-board
				diagnostics" means an emissions control diagnostics system installed on a
				vehicle as required by the Clean Air Act,
				42 U.S.C. §
											7521(m), which identifies
				deterioration or malfunction of vehicle systems and stores the information for
				retrieval.
(27) "Pass certificate"
				means a certificate which indicates that a vehicle is in compliance with all
				applicable emissions standards.
(28) "Recognized repair technician" means a person
				who:
(a) Performs vehicle repairs as a
				profession, or is certified as a master certified emissions technician under
				this chapter; and
(b) Is employed
				at a facility whose purpose is vehicle repair.
(29) "Registered gross vehicle weight" means
				the total vehicle weight including load as designated on the vehicle
				registration record of the Administration.
(30) "Vehicle" means motor vehicle.
(31) "Vehicle emissions inspection station"
				means a facility approved by the Administration to conduct emissions
				inspections pursuant to this chapter.
(32) "Waiver" means a determination made by the
				Administration or a designee of the Administration that the provisions set
				forth in Regulation .07 of this chapter have been met.
(33) "Zero-emission vehicle" has the meaning
				stated in Transportation Article, §
										23-206.4, Annotated
				Code of Maryland.