New Mexico Administrative Code › Title 20 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 11 - ALBUQUERQUE - BERNALILLO COUNTY AIR QUALITY CONTROL BOARD › Part 100 - MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION - DECENTRALIZED › Section 20.11.100.23 - PERFORMANCE OF CERTIFIED AIR CARE STATIONS

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 13, July 16, 2024
A. A certified
air care
station shall obtain and pay for routine and unscheduled maintenance and
				replacement parts for the approved exhaust gas analyzer.
B. A certified
air care
station shall accept and perform emissions inspections on all vehicles
				presented for inspection and shall have adequate reference manuals and basic
				emissions information. Emissions inspections shall not be performed on vehicles
				if the emissions inspection would pose a threat to any person's safety. A motor
				vehicle shall not be accepted for repair unless the station has adequate
				information regarding idle speed, idle mixture, timing, dwell, fast idle speed
				specifications, high altitude specifications and information describing
				emissions control systems, diagnostic and repair procedures, if normally
				available in the trade.
C. The
				times that a certified
air care
inspector will be available to
				conduct inspections shall be posted if inspection times do not include all
				hours the station is open for business.
D. Each certified
air care
station shall post a sign in a conspicuous location, on the exterior of the
				station, indicating testing hours and the fee charged for each inspection. The
				sign shall meet the uniform format and style requirements established by the
				program manager.
E. A certified
air care
station shall not refuse any vehicle for inspection
				based upon the race, color, religion, sex, national origin or ancestry, age or
				physical handicap or disability of the motorist, nor may the station refuse any
				vehicle for inspection because of the make, model or year of the
				vehicle.
F. Each certified
air care
station shall provide vehicle owners or drivers
				access to the inspection area so that the owner or driver can observe the
				official inspection. Access may be limited but in no way shall prevent full
				observation.
G. A certified
air care
station shall perform initial emissions inspection on
				vehicles without repair or adjustment prior to the inspection. This requirement
				shall not apply to a vehicle if an owner or driver specifically asks for
				repairs or adjustments prior to an emissions inspection, without prior
				suggestion or recommendation by the inspector or station owner or operator, and
				a work order is completed and authorized by the vehicle owner or
				driver.
H. Each certified
air care
station shall employ a sufficient number of
air care
inspectors so the station can adequately staff
				regular testing hours, as set by the
air care
station and
				approved by the program manager.
I.
				Each
air care
station shall ensure that emissions inspections
				are performed on every vehicle, upon presentation, unless a vehicle test poses
				a threat to a person's safety. An
air care
station that is not
				designated as an "inspection only" station may elect to conduct testing "by
				appointment only," as approved by the program manager, but shall indicate this
				on the station sign in lieu of posting the testing hours.
J. A person who owns or operates a certified
air care
station that changes the business name, ownership,
				official inspection personnel, or approved exhaust gas analyzers, or ceases to
				operate as an
air care
station, shall notify the program
				manager in writing within 10 days of the change. A certified
air
				care
station may have its certification revoked for failure to provide
				required notice. Relocation of an
air care
station, without
				prior review and written approval of the program manager as required, shall
				automatically terminate and invalidate a current station certificate.