Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 280 - Department of Revenue › Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles › Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions › Part 2 - Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicle Emission Inspections › Section 280-RICR-30-15-2.4 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For the purposes of the Part, the
				 following terms shall have the following meaning:
1. "Authorized fleet inspection stations" or
				 "AFIS" means a fleet of 10 or more vehicles that is certified by the DMV to
				 conduct emissions and safety inspections.
2. "Calibration" means the act of checking
				 the accuracy of an opacity analyzer against specifications for opacity
				 analyzers in order to assure valid test results.
3. "Day" means a calendar day, unless
				 otherwise designated.
4. "Diesel
				 certified inspection technician" or "DCIT" means a technician certified by the
				 DMV to conduct official inspections at a Heavy-duty Authorized Inspection and
				 Repair Station (HD-AIRS) or at an Authorized Fleet Inspection Station
				 (AFIS).
5. "Division of Motor
				 Vehicles" or "DMV" means the Division of Motor Vehicles of the Rhode Island
				 Department of Administration.
6.
				 "Driver" means any person who operates any motor vehicle.
7. "Fleet" means a fleet of ten (10) or more
				 heavy-duty diesel vehicles having weight of greater than eight thousand five
				 hundred (8,500) lbs. GVWR registered or required to be registered, when
				 operated from a facility within the State of Rhode Island.
8. "Gross vehicle weight rating" or "GVWR" is
				 the weight value specified by the vehicle manufacturer on the federal weight
				 certification label as the loaded weight of a vehicle.
9. "Heavy-duty authorized inspection and
				 repair station" or "HD-AIRS" mean an inspection location authorized by the DMV
				 to provide motor vehicle safety and emission inspection for heavy-duty
				 vehicles.
10. "Heavy-duty diesel
				 vehicle" means a vehicle which is self-propelled by a compression ignition type
				 of internal combustion engine and which is designed primarily for transporting
				 persons or property on a public street or highway and has a GVWR greater than
				 eight thousand five hundred (8,500) lbs.
11. "Model year" means the year designated by
				 the manufacturer as the vehicle model year.
12. "Motor carrier" means a for hire motor
				 carrier or a private motor carrier. The term includes a motor carrier's agents,
				 officers and representatives as well as employees responsible for hiring,
				 supervising, training, assigning, or dispatching of drivers and employees
				 concerned with the installation, inspection, and maintenance of motor vehicle
				 equipment and/or accessories. This definition also includes the terms employer
				 and exempt motor carrier as defined in
				  49 C.F.R. §
												390.15, incorporated in §
											2.3     of this Part.
13. "Non-road vehicle" means a vehicle
				 designed for use off public highways.
14. "Motor vehicle" means every motor vehicle
				 that is self-propelled, except vehicles moved exclusively by human power and
				 motorized wheelchairs.
15.
				 "Opacity" means the percentage of light transmitted from a source, which is
				 prevented from reaching a light detector.
16. "Person" means any individual,
				 partnership, corporation, whether private, public or municipality, state
				 governmental department, quasi-state agency, or other legal entity.
17. "State Police" means the Rhode Island
				 State Police.
18. "Tampering" means
				 the removal, disconnection, or rendering inoperative a safety or emission
				 control device.
19. "Test" and
				 "Testing" mean the application of techniques, methods, policies and procedures
				 established or approved by the DMV for the purposes of measuring emission
				 levels in heavy-duty diesel vehicles