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Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.442 - "Opacity" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Opacity" means the property of a substance tending to
				  obscure vision and measured in terms of percent obscuration.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.27, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.28, 12-20-79-NAC A 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.878
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.443 - "Person" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Person" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS 0.039
				  but includes the Federal Government, the State of Nevada, or any of its
				  political subdivisions and any other administrative agency, public or
				  quasi-public corporation, or other legal entity.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.28, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.29, 12-20-79-NAC A 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by
				  R014-09, 1-28-2010-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.879
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.444 - "ppm" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"ppm" means part per million.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-28-88-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.8795
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.449 - "Smoke" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Smoke" means a stream of visible emissions of exhaust from a
				  vehicle.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.31, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.33, 12-20-79-NAC A 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86; 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88-Substituted
				  in revision for NAC 445.883
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.450 - "Special mobile equipment" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Special mobile equipment" means every motor vehicle not
				  designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and
				  only incidentally operated or moved upon a paved roadway.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.32, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.34, 12-20-79-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.884
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.451 - "Standard" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Standard" means a standard of performance adopted pursuant
				  to NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.33, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.35, 12-20-79-NAC A by Environmental Comm'n, 7-5-94; A by Dep't of Motor Veh.
				  & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94; R079-98, 9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.4515 - "State electronic data transmission system" defined

Current
				through June 11, 2024
"State electronic data transmission system" means the system
				  that provides the transfer of data between individual exhaust gas analyzers in
				  test stations and the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R079-98, eff.
				  9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.452 - "Tampering" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Tampering" means rendering inoperative or intentional
				  misadjustment of any motor vehicle device or element of design intended to
				  control exhaust emissions.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Reg. § 1.34, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as §
				  1.36, 12-20-79-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.886
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.4525 - "Test station" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Test station" means an authorized station, authorized
				  inspection station or a fleet station.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 8-19-94; A by R079-98,
				  9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.453 - "Truck" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Truck" means a motor vehicle:
1. Which is used for the transportation of
				property; and
2. Whose body has
				been designed and built for that purpose.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh., eff. 10-1-83-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 445.8863
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.455 - "Van conversion" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Van conversion" has the meaning ascribed to it in
				  NRS
				  482.1345.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh., eff. 10-1-83-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 445.8875
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.4553 - "Vehicle inspection report" defined

Current through June 11,
				2024
"Vehicle inspection report" means a certificate that:
1. Is issued by an approved inspector in a
				test station; and
2. If the vehicle
				inspection report concerns a motor vehicle subject to the provisions of NAC
				445B.580, is printed by an exhaust gas analyzer connected to the state
				electronic data transmission system.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R079-98, eff. 9-25-98; A by Dep't of Motor
				  Veh. by R178-01, 8-21-2002
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.4556 - "Vehicle inspection report number" defined

Current through June
				11, 2024
"Vehicle inspection report number" means the number assigned
				  to the vehicle inspection report by the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R079-98, eff.
				  9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › General Provisions › Section 445B.456 - Severability

Current through June 11, 2024
If any of the provisions of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735,
				  inclusive, or any application thereof to any person, thing or circumstance is
				  held invalid, it is intended that such invalidity will not affect the remaining
				  provisions, or their application, that can be given effect without the invalid
				  provision or application.
Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. Red. § 2.1.1, eff. 1-10-78-NAC A by
				  Environmental Comm'n, 7-5-94; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety,
				  8-19-94; R079-98, 9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.460 - Test station: License required to operate; expiration of license; ratings; performance of certain services; prohibited acts; location

Current
				through June 11, 2024
1.
				No person may engage in the business of issuing evidence of compliance unless
				he or she holds a current license to operate a test station at an established
				place of business and holds one or both of the ratings set forth in subsection
				3.
2. A license that:
(a) Was issued for a test station before
				September 25, 1998, expires on September 30 of each calendar year.
(b) Is issued on or after September 25, 1998,
				expires 1 year after the last day of the month in which the license was
				originally issued.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.461 - Compliance by Federal Government, state agencies and political subdivisions

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A license may be issued to the Federal
				Government or any state agency or political subdivision of the State to inspect
				motor vehicles owned by the Federal Government, the State or the political
				subdivision for the purpose of compliance with NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735,
				inclusive.
2. The Federal
				Government or any state agency or political subdivision, in complying with NAC
				445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, shall submit to the Department annually a
				list, in a form prescribed by the Department, of those motor vehicles which are
				assigned license plates issued by the Department as described in
				NRS
				482.368.
3. The holder of a license issued pursuant to
				subsection 1 is exempt from the requirements set forth in the following
				sections for the limited purposes indicated:
(a) Bond, NAC 445B.465;
(b) Evidence of compliance, NAC 445B.583 to
				445B.586, inclusive; and
(c) Sign,
				NAC 445B.469.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.462 - Test station: Application for license to operate; inspection of premises; issuance of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. An application
				for a license to operate a test station must be filed on a form supplied by the
				Department. The applicant must:
(a) Specify in
				writing the type of license and, if applicable, the class of license and the
				rating or ratings for which the applicant is applying;
(b) Unless the applicant is a governmental
				entity, provide the federal identification number of the applicant's business;
				and
(c) Furnish such proof as the
				Director deems necessary to determine whether the applicant is qualified to
				operate a test station, including, without limitation, proof that the applicant
				is at least 18 years of age and has an established place of business in this
				State.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.463 - Test station: Grounds for denial, revocation or suspension of license; reapplication; permanent revocation of license

Current through June
				11, 2024
1. Each of the
				following acts, omissions and conditions may constitute a ground for the denial
				of an application for a license to operate a test station or for the revocation
				or suspension of such a license:
(a) Failure
				of the applicant or licensee to have an established place of business in this
				State.
(b) Material misstatement on
				the application.
(c) Unfitness of
				the applicant or licensee, which includes, without limitation, a pattern of
				payment to the Department with checks that are returned because of insufficient
				funds.
(d) The conviction of the
				applicant or licensee of a felony in this or any other state, any territory of
				the United States or in any other nation.
(e) The conviction of the applicant or
				licensee for violating any provision of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735,
				inclusive.
(f) The conviction of
				the applicant or licensee for violating any provisions of chapter 598 of NRS
				relating to deceptive trade practices.
(g) Refusing to allow an agent of the
				Department to inspect, during normal business hours, all books, records and
				files of the test station which are kept within this State. The Department will
				treat the financial records and information obtained from an investigation as
				confidential and will reveal such records or information only to persons
				involved in the enforcement or administration of the regulations of the
				Department, or as otherwise required by law.
(h) Commission of any fraudulent act,
				including, without limitation:
(1)
				Misrepresentation of a material fact in any manner, whether intentional or
				grossly negligent; and
(2) An
				intentional failure to disclose a material fact.
(i) Willful failure to comply with any
				regulation of the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.464 - Test station: Hearing concerning denial, suspension or revocation of license

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The applicant or licensee may, within 30
				days after the receipt of the notice of denial or suspension or revocation,
				petition the Director in writing for a hearing which will be conducted by the
				Director or an authorized representative thereof.
2. Upon filing the petition, a hearing will
				be held not later than 90 days after the receipt of the request for hearing.
				The applicant or licensee is entitled to be present at the hearing, testify in
				his or her own behalf and have such other persons as he or she desires to be
				present to testify at the hearing. For good cause shown, and upon agreement of
				all parties, the 90-day period provided for in this subsection may be
				extended.
3. Failure of the
				applicant or licensee to petition the Director in writing for a hearing within
				the 30-day period constitutes an automatic denial of the application or
				suspension or revocation of the license of the test station.
4. Within 30 days after the hearing, the
				Director or the authorized representative will make written findings of fact
				and conclusions of law and may, without limitation:
(a) Grant or finally deny the application;
				or
(b) Suspend or revoke the
				license.
For good cause shown, and upon agreement of all parties, the
				  30-day period provided for in this subsection may be extended.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.465 - Authorized station or authorized inspection station: Requirements for bond or deposit

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. Before a license
				for an authorized station or authorized inspection station is furnished to any
				person, the Department will require that the applicant procure and file with
				the Department a good and sufficient bond in the amount of $1,000 for an
				authorized station or authorized inspection station. Each bond must have a
				corporate surety thereon that is licensed to do business within this State and
				must be approved as to form by the Attorney General. In lieu of the bond, an
				applicant may place on deposit with the Department:
(a) Cash;
(b) A bond issued by the United States;
				or
(c) A savings certificate in an
				amount equal to the bond requirement for the applicant and conditioned that the
				applicant conducts his or her business as an authorized station or authorized
				inspection station without fraud or fraudulent representation and without
				violation of the provisions of chapters 445A, 445B and 598 of NRS or NAC
				445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.466 - Authorized station or authorized inspection station: Liability under bond or deposit; suspension and reinstatement of licenses

Current
				through June 11, 2024
1.
				Liability under a bond which is filed or a deposit which is made with the
				Department pursuant to NAC 445B.465 will be in an amount prescribed by the
				Department.
2. The license of an
				authorized station or authorized inspection station is automatically suspended
				if:
(a) The amount of the bond filed or the
				deposit made is reduced below the amount required by the Department pursuant to
				NAC 445B.465; or
(b) There is an
				outstanding judgment for which the authorized station or authorized inspection
				station is liable under the bond or deposit.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.467 - Authorized station or authorized inspection station: Disbursement, release or refund of bond or deposit

Current through June 11,
				2024
A bond which is filed or a deposit which is made with the
				  Department pursuant to NAC 445B.465 may be:
1. Disbursed by the Director, for good cause
				shown and after notice and hearing, in an amount determined by the Director to
				compensate a person injured by an action of the licensee.
2. Released by the Director upon the receipt
				by the Department of a statement:
(a) Signed
				by a person under whose name the bond or deposit is made;
(b) Acknowledged before any person authorized
				to take such acknowledgments in this State;
(c) Requesting that the Director release the
				bond or deposit, or a specified portion thereof; and
(d) Explaining the purpose for which the
				release of the bond or deposit is requested.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.468 - Authorized stations and authorized inspection stations: Scope of coverage of bond or deposit

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. Except as
				otherwise provided in subsection 2, a bond which is filed or a deposit which is
				made with the Department pursuant to NAC 445B.465 before September 1, 2006,
				covers all authorized stations and authorized inspection stations owned by a
				person if all of the person's places of business are located in the county
				where his or her principal place of business is located.
2. Each authorized station or authorized
				inspection station initially licensed on or after September 1, 2006, and each
				existing authorized station or authorized inspection station subject to any
				change of licensing information on or after September 1, 2006, must file a bond
				or make a deposit with the Department pursuant to NAC 445B.465.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 12-28-89; A 8-19-94; 9-13-95; R079-98,
				  9-25-98; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R065-05, 6-1-2006, eff.
				  9-1-2006
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.469 - Authorized station or authorized inspection station: Posting of signs and placards

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. An authorized
				station or authorized inspection station shall post, in an area of the station
				that is accessible to and frequented by the public, all signs or placards
				required by the Department which:
(a) Set
				forth the fee for the emission control test;
(b) Set forth the fee for each vehicle
				inspection report number issued; and
(c) Provide information regarding the program
				of this State for the inspection and maintenance of motor vehicles.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.470 - Test station: Display of licenses; availability of reference information

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The license to operate a test station and
				all licenses issued to approved inspectors must be displayed in a conspicuous
				place under glass or other transparent material at a height of not less than 4
				feet and not more than 6 feet within an area of the test station that is
				accessible to and frequented by customers.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				3:
(a) A test station shall keep the
				operator's manual for its exhaust gas analyzer readily available to the
				approved inspector.
(b) A test
				station shall have readily available to the approved inspector a reference
				manual or equivalent information stating the emissions devices which are
				required by state and federal law to be installed on each type of motor vehicle
				that is inspected. The owner of the test station or the owner's designee shall,
				upon the request of a representative of the Department, demonstrate the
				availability of the reference manual or equivalent information by accessing the
				manual or information.
(c) An
				authorized station or class 2 fleet station shall have readily available to the
				class 2 approved inspector reference information in the form of printed or
				electronic media explaining the operation and maintenance of the emissions
				devices which are required by state and federal law to be installed on each
				type of motor vehicle. The owner of the test station or the owner's designee
				shall, upon the request of a representative of the Department, demonstrate the
				availability of the reference information:
(1)
				If a telephone or facsimile transmission is not required to access the
				reference information, by accessing the reference information; and
(2) If the reference information is
				accessible only through the use of a telephone or facsimile transmission, by
				using the telephone or facsimile transmission to obtain and provide to the
				representative of the Department one copy of the reference
				information.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.471 - Test station: Advertising; provision by Department of certain informational material for public

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. A test station
				shall not intentionally publish, display or circulate any advertising which is
				misleading or inaccurate in any material manner or misrepresent any of the
				services rendered to the public.
2.
				A test station shall not deceive a member of the public by misrepresenting the
				cost for any service rendered. Any advertisement, promotional material or
				coupon published by or on behalf of a test station that contains any reference
				to price or waiver of charges must clearly set forth the total dollar amount to
				be paid by the customer in print that is comparable in size and style to all
				other print in the advertisement, promotional material or coupon where price or
				waiver of charges is discussed. If a test station offers any service for no
				charge, it must specify, in print that is comparable in size and style and is
				located immediately adjacent to the print which states there is no charge,
				whether any costs will be incurred by the customer and for what reason. A test
				station may not use abbreviations of terms peculiar to the emissions industry
				in its advertising. The Department will consider advertising to be deceptive if
				an ordinary and reasonable customer with no experience in the control of
				emissions could not understand the advertisement.
3. The Department will provide a pamphlet for
				distribution to the general public, and may also provide informational material
				available by electronic media, which will explain the reasons and methods for
				the emission control inspection.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. §§ 4.7 & 4.7.1, eff. 1-10-78-NAC A
				  Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94; R079-98, 9-25-98; A by Dep't of
				  Motor Veh. by R065-05, 6-1-2006, eff. 9-1-2006
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.472 - Test station: Records of inspections and repairs; inspection of place of business; audit of exhaust gas analyzers

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. Each test
				station shall maintain and have available for collection, records of all
				inspections and repairs, as may be applicable, for evaluation of the
				information at the request of the Department.
2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection
				3, the principal portion of the established place of business of a test station
				must be open to inspection by any authorized agent of the Department during the
				days and hours that it is open for business as established pursuant to NAC
				445B.480.
3. The Department may
				grant an exception to the requirement set forth in subsection 2 for good cause
				shown upon a request submitted to the Department by a test station in writing
				or by electronic mail.
4. A
				representative of the Department will perform an audit of all exhaust gas
				analyzers located at a test station a minimum of once every calendar
				month.
5. A representative of the
				Department will perform an accuracy audit using specialty gas specifically
				designed for that purpose on all exhaust gas analyzers located at a test
				station a minimum of once every quarter in each calendar year.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.3.6, eff. 1-10-78; A 12-20-79; §
				  4.3.7, eff. 1-10-78; § 4.3.8, eff. 1-10-78; A 8-16-78; § 4.3.9, eff.
				  1-10-78-NAC A by Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub.
				  Safety, 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86; 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep't of Motor Veh.
				  & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94; 9-13-95; R079-98, 9-25-98; A by Dep't of Motor Veh.
				  by R199-01, 7-17-2003; R065-05, 6-1-2006, eff. 9-1-2006; R026-10,
				  11-1-2012
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785,
					 445B.790
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.473 - Test station: Notice of wrongfully distributed or received vehicle inspection reports; inventory of vehicle inspection reports

Current
				through June 11, 2024
The holder of a license for a test station or his or her
				  agent shall:
1. Notify the Department
				within 24 hours after a vehicle inspection report has been wrongfully
				distributed or received.
2.
				Maintain an inventory of vehicle inspection reports to ensure that none have
				been lost, stolen or wrongfully distributed or received.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-19-85,
				  eff. 1-1-86; A 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub.
				  Safety, 8-19-94; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R065-05, 6-1-2006, eff.
				  9-1-2006
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.474 - Test station: Failure to employ approved inspector

Current through
				June 11, 2024
1. Except
				as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, a test station which does not
				employ an approved inspector of the appropriate rating shall:
(a) Immediately cease to operate as a test
				station;
(b) Remove or cover its
				sign as a test station;
(c) Not
				inspect any motor vehicle or issue any evidence of compliance; and
(d) Immediately notify the Department that an
				approved inspector of the appropriate rating is not employed by the test
				station.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.475 - Authorized station or class 2 fleet station: Requirements for employees

Current through June 11, 2024
1. An employee of an authorized station or
				class 2 fleet station shall not perform any testing of exhaust emissions or
				perform any diagnosis, repair or servicing of devices for the control of
				exhaust emissions unless the employee is licensed as a class 1 approved
				inspector or class 2 approved inspector.
2. Each authorized station and class 2 fleet
				station shall have a class 2 approved inspector on the premises during all
				hours of business. A class 1 approved inspector employed by an authorized
				station or class 2 fleet station may diagnose, repair and service a device for
				the control of exhaust emissions only if his or her work is inspected and
				approved in writing by a class 2 approved inspector.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 9-13-95
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.476 - Test station: Willful failure to comply with directive; suspension of license; reapplication after revocation of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. The failure of a
				licensee to comply with a directive of the Director advising the licensee of
				his or her noncompliance with any provision of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735,
				inclusive, within 10 days after his or her receipt of the directive is prima
				facie evidence of the licensee's willful failure to comply with the
				directive.
2. If the license of a
				test station has been suspended for cause, the suspension will be no longer
				than 90 days. Upon suspension, the license of the test station must be
				surrendered to the Department.
3.
				If the license of a test station has been revoked for any cause, except
				pursuant to NAC 445B.474, the principal officers of the test station may not
				reapply for a license as a test station within 1 year after the date of the
				revocation. Upon revocation, the license of the test station must be
				surrendered to the Department.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.9.2, eff. 1-10-78; A 12-20-79;
				  §§ 4.9.2.1 & 4.9.2.2, eff. 12-20-79-NAC A by Environmental Comm'n
				  & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86; A by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94; A by Environmental Comm'n by R205-97,
				  3-5-98; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R079-98,
				  9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.478 - Fleet station: Licensing; powers and duties

Current through
				June 11, 2024
1. A
				license for a class 1 fleet station or class 2 fleet station may be issued to
				an owner or lessee of a fleet of 25 or more motor vehicles.
2. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
				445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive, a fleet station must meet all the requirements
				applicable to test stations in general.
3. A fleet station may inspect only those
				motor vehicles which constitute its fleet and may issue evidence of compliance
				for such motor vehicles which are sold to the public.
Environmental Comm'n,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 3.13.1, eff. 1-10-78; A 12-20-79; §
				  3.13.3, eff. 1-10-78; renumbered as § 3.13.2, 12-20-79 + Dep't of Motor
				  Veh., Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.19.1, eff. 1-10-78; A 12-20-79;
				  §§ 4.19.2-4.19.2.2, eff. 1-10-78; § 4.19.3, eff. 1-10-78; A
				  12-20-79-NAC A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94; 9-13-95;
				  R079-98, 9-25-98
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Facilities for Inspection and Maintenance › Section 445B.480 - Test station: Requirements concerning days and hours of operation of business; request for variance; notification upon absence of approved inspector

Current through June 11, 2024
1. A test station shall post and adhere to
				specific days and hours of business and test any motor vehicle presented at its
				facility during those days and hours, except as otherwise provided in NAC
				445B.478 or unless the motor vehicle is rejected for reasons of
				safety.
2. Except as otherwise
				provided in subsection 3, a test station must be open for business on Monday
				through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on the holidays set forth in
				NRS
				236.015.
3. The holder of a license for a test station
				may submit a request on a form provided by the Department to be open for
				business from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on different days. Upon receiving such a
				request, the Department will grant approval to the licensee if the test station
				will remain open for business on at least 2 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
				except on the holidays set forth in
				NRS
				236.015.
4. For an authorized station or an authorized
				inspection station operated by a single approved inspector, a notification
				indicating at what time the approved inspector will return must be posted at
				the test station for any instance of business closure. If an approved inspector
				is unable to return at the posted time, the approved inspector must notify the
				Department in the manner designated by the Department.
Added to NAC by Dep't
				  of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff. 8-19-94; A 9-13-95; A by Dep't of Motor
				  Veh. by R065-05, 6-1-2006, eff. 9-1-2006; R026-10,
				  11-1-2012
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.485 - Prerequisites to licensing

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. The Department
				will not license a person as a class 1 approved inspector unless the person has
				demonstrated his or her qualifications and ability to test motor vehicles to
				its satisfaction by:
(a) Submitting an
				application, on a form provided by the Department;
(b) Submitting a certificate of competence
				issued by the manufacturer of an exhaust gas analyzer approved by the
				Department, indicating the person's ability to adjust and operate the equipment
				required to obtain the rating or ratings for which he or she is applying
				pursuant to NAC 445B.498, or by demonstrating to the Department his or her
				ability to adjust and operate such equipment; and
(c) Successfully:
(1) Completing a training course or courses
				for a license as a class 1 approved inspector which was conducted or approved
				by the Department, or equivalent training approved by the Department, for the
				particular rating or ratings for which the person is applying;
(2) Completing a written test for a license
				as a class 1 approved inspector which was prepared by the Department for the
				particular rating or ratings for which the person is applying with a score of
				at least 80 percent; and
(3)
				Performing a practical demonstration of the procedures for testing prescribed
				by the Department.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.486 - Examination of applicants for licensing

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. The Department
				will establish written tests for the licensing and rating of class 1 approved
				inspectors and class 2 approved inspectors.
2. An applicant taking such a test must show
				that he or she has completed the course, courses or equivalent training
				required pursuant to NAC 445B.485 for the rating or ratings for which he or she
				is applying.
3. An applicant who
				fails to pass the written test or practical demonstration required for a
				license as a class 1 approved inspector must wait 7 calendar days before he or
				she may retake the test or demonstration.
4. If an applicant fails two or more
				consecutive written tests or practical demonstrations required for a license as
				a class 1 approved inspector, the applicant must, before he or she may retake
				the test or demonstration, submit proof to the Department that he or she has,
				after failing the tests or demonstrations, successfully completed an additional
				training course which is conducted or approved by the Department.
5. If an applicant fails to pass the written
				test required for a license as a class 2 approved inspector, the applicant
				must, before he or she may retake the test, submit proof to the Department that
				he or she has, after failing the test, completed a training course regarding
				the diagnosis, repair and servicing of devices for the control of exhaust
				emissions which was conducted or approved by the Department for the rating or
				ratings for which he or she is applying.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 3.12.1.5, eff. 8-16-78; + § 4.3.5,
				  eff. 1-10-78-NAC A by Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh., 10-1-83;
				  11-19-85, eff. 7-1-86; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 8-19-94;
				  9-13-95; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by R066-05,
				  2-23-2006
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.487 - Denial of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. The Department
				may refuse to issue a license to an applicant who fails to pass the examination
				required for that license pursuant to NAC 445B.485.
2. The Department may refuse to issue a
				license to an applicant who fails to provide satisfactory evidence of his or
				her ability and competence.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. §§ 4.12.1 & 4.12.2, eff. 1-10-78-NAC
				  A 9-13-95
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.489 - Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of license

Current
				through June 11, 2024
The Department may deny the issuance of, suspend or revoke
				  the license of an approved inspector if:
1. The approved inspector fails to establish
				by satisfactory evidence to the Department that he or she is employed by a test
				station with an appropriate rating.
2. The approved inspector has knowingly made
				any false statement or concealed any material fact on his or her application
				for a license.
3. The approved
				inspector knowingly submits false, inaccurate or misleading information on
				evidence of compliance or any other records submitted to the
				Department.
4. The approved
				inspector fails to report in writing to the Department every change in his or
				her place of employment or any termination of his or her employment within 10
				days after the date of the change or termination.
5. The approved inspector does not follow the
				procedures for testing prescribed by the Department.
6. The approved inspector allows evidence of
				compliance to be completed or issued by a person who is not an approved
				inspector.
7. The approved
				inspector allows another person to perform emissions tests by using the
				identification number assigned to the approved inspector.
8. The approved inspector submits to the
				Department falsified credentials or certifications of training.
9. The approved inspector makes an inaccurate
				determination regarding a classification of a motor vehicle.
10. The approved inspector fails to comply
				with any provision of NAC 445B.400 to 445B.735, inclusive.
11. The Department determines that an
				applicant or approved inspector is not lawfully entitled to a
				license.
12. The approved inspector
				is convicted for violating the provisions of chapter 598 of NRS relating to
				deceptive trade practices.
13. The
				approved inspector is unable to demonstrate proficiency in the verbal and
				written expression of the English language.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. §§ 4.13.1-4.13.1.5, eff. 1-10-78; A
				  12-20-79; §§ 4.13.1.6-4.13.1.10, eff. 12-20-79-NAC A by Environmental
				  Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-19-85, eff. 1-1-86;
				  11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 12-28-89;
				  8-19-94; 9-13-95; A by Environmental Comm'n by R205-97, 3-5-98; A by Dep't of
				  Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety by R079-98, 9-25-98; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. by
				  R199-01, 7-17-2003; R066-05, 2-23-2006
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785,
					 445B.790
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.490 - Hearing on suspension or revocation of license

Current through
				June 11, 2024
1. The
				approved inspector may, within 30 days after receipt of the notice of
				suspension or revocation, petition the Director, in writing, for a hearing
				which will be conducted by the Director or an authorized representative
				thereof.
2. Failure of the approved
				inspector to petition the Director in writing for a hearing within the 30-day
				period constitutes an automatic suspension or revocation of the
				license.
3. Upon filing the
				petition, a hearing will be held not later than 90 days after receipt of the
				request for a hearing, and the approved inspector is entitled to be present at
				the hearing, to testify in his or her own behalf and to have such other persons
				as he or she desires to be present to testify at the hearing. For good cause
				shown, and upon agreement of all parties, the 90-day period provided for in
				this subsection may be extended.
4.
				Within 30 days after the hearing, the Director or the authorized representative
				will make written findings of fact and conclusions of law and may, without
				limitation, suspend or revoke the license. For good cause shown, and upon
				agreement of all parties, the 30-day period provided for in this subsection may
				be extended.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.14.1, eff. 1-10-78; A 12-20-79; §
				  4.14.2, eff. 1-10-78; § 4.14.2.1, eff. 12-20-79; § 4.14.3, eff.
				  1-10-78; A 12-20-79-A by R066-05, 2-23-2006; R008-07,
				  4-17-2008
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.491 - Temporary suspension or refusal to renew license

Current through
				June 11, 2024
1.
				Notwithstanding the provisions of NAC 445B.490, the Department may, if the
				Director of the Department finds that the action is necessary in the public
				interest, upon notice to the approved inspector temporarily suspend or refuse
				to renew the license for a period not to exceed 30 days.
2. In any such case, a hearing will be held
				and a final decision rendered within 30 days after notice of the temporary
				suspension.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.14.4, eff. 1-10-78-Substituted in
				  revision for NAC 445.911
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.492 - Duration of suspension; surrender of license

Current through June
				11, 2024
When an approved inspector's license has been suspended for
				  cause, the suspension will not exceed 90 days. The approved inspector's license
				  must be surrendered to the Department.
Dep't of Motor Veh.,
				  Engine Emission Control Reg. § 4.13.2, eff. 1-10-78; A
				  12-20-79-Substituted in revision for NAC 445.912
NRS
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.493 - Limitation on reapplication after revocation or denial of license; surrender of revoked license; permanent revocation of license

Current
				through June 11, 2024
1.
				Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, if an approved inspector's
				license has been revoked for cause, the person may not reapply for an approved
				inspector's license for 1 year after the date of revocation.
2. The approved inspector's license which has
				been revoked must be surrendered to the Department.
3. The Department will permanently revoke the
				license of an approved inspector who willfully or negligently:
(a) Issues or assists in the issuance of
				evidence of compliance which contains fraudulent information.
(b) Conspires or causes to be produced
				evidence of compliance which contains fraudulent information.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.495 - Contents of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
A license issued by the Department to an approved inspector
				  must contain:
1. The inspector's
				name;
2. The identification number
				assigned to the inspector;
3. The
				name of the test station employing the inspector;
4. A photograph of the inspector;
5. The inspector's signature; and
6. Such other information as the Department
				may require.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-23-87,
				  eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, eff.
				  9-13-95
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.496 - Expiration of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
An inspector's license expires at midnight on a date
				  specified by the Department. The expiration date must be indicated on the
				  inspector's license.
Added to NAC by
				  Environmental Comm'n & Dep't of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-23-87,
				  eff. 1-1-88-Substituted in revision for NAC
				  445.9134
NRS
					 445B.210,
					 445B.770,
					 445B.785
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.497 - Requirements for renewal of license

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. If an approved
				inspector wishes to renew his or her license, he or she must, within the 3
				months before its expiration and before it is reissued, successfully:
(a) Complete a course for the renewal of the
				license which is approved or developed and conducted by the Department for the
				particular class and rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to
				renew; and
(b) Complete a written
				test, with a score of at least 80 percent, which is approved or prepared by the
				Department for the particular class and rating or ratings the approved
				inspector is attempting to renew. Before the holder of a license as a class 2
				approved inspector may take a test for the renewal of that class of license, he
				or she must submit to the Department proof that he or she has, after the
				initial issuance or last renewal of his or her license, whichever occurred
				last, successfully completed a course that includes updates on the latest
				technology available regarding the diagnosis, repair and servicing of devices
				for the control of exhaust emissions which was conducted or approved by the
				Department for the rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to
				renew.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.498 - Performance of emission inspection without license prohibited; expiration of license; license ratings

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. A person shall
				not perform any emission inspection for the purpose of issuing evidence of
				compliance unless he or she is currently licensed by the Department as an
				approved inspector.
2. Each license
				issued to an approved inspector expires 24 months after the date on which the
				license is issued.
3. Each approved
				inspector must have one or both of the following license ratings:
(a) A "G" rating to perform certified
				on-board diagnostic system and two-speed emissions inspections on
				gasoline-powered motor vehicles using the procedures set forth in NAC
				445B.580.
(b) A "D" rating to
				perform light-duty or heavy-duty diesel emissions inspections using the
				procedures set forth in NAC 445B.589.
Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 445B - Air Controls › EMISSIONS FROM ENGINES › Inspectors › Section 445B.4983 - Issuance of access code to approved inspector; use of access code and identification number

Current through June 11,
				2024
1. In addition to
				the identification number assigned to each approved inspector, the Department
				will issue to each approved inspector a unique and confidential access code.
				The access code will enable the approved inspector to activate, access and
				input data into the exhaust gas analyzer located at the test station where he
				or she is employed.
2. An approved
				inspector, including, without limitation, the operator of a test station, shall
				not willfully or negligently allow any person to use his or her identification
				number or access code to:
(a) Activate,
				access or input data into the exhaust gas analyzer; or
(b) Issue a certificate of
				compliance.