Pennsylvania Code › Title 67 - TRANSPORTATION › Part I - Department of Transportation › Subpart A - Vehicle Code Provisions › Article VII - Vehicle Characteristics › Chapter 177 - EMISSION INSPECTION PROGRAM › Subchapter D - OFFICIAL EMISSION INSPECTION STATION REQUIREMENTS › OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATION OWNERS/AGENTS › Section 177.421 - Obligations and responsibilities of station owners/agents

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
Personal liability.
It
						  is the responsibility of the owner of an emission inspection station to:
(1) Conduct the business of the official
						  emission inspection station honestly and in the best interests of the
						  Commonwealth, under the Vehicle Code and this chapter and, except in the case
						  of a fleet or Commonwealth emission inspection station, to make every
						  reasonable effort to inspect upon request all vehicles which the station is
						  equipped to inspect.
(2) Make
						  official emission inspection regulations and supplements available for the use
						  of all certified emission inspectors and other employees involved.
(3) Notify within 5 days the quality
						  assurance officer and the Vehicle Inspection Division when a certified emission
						  inspector is hired, resigns or is dismissed.
(4) Provide the emission inspection report to
						  motorists after testing and to have the possible repair requirements stated on
						  a form provided to the vehicle owner or operator.
(5) Keep, at the station, as applicable, for
						  2 years, duplicate copies of completed Certificate of Emission Requisition
						  Forms, repair order forms related to waivers and the original Certificate of
						  Waiver Forms, and other required forms.
(6) Assume full responsibility, with or
						  without actual knowledge, for:
(i) Every
						  emission inspection conducted at the emission inspection station.
(ii) Every emission inspection waiver
						  delivered by a certified repair technician at the emission inspection
						  station.
(iii) Every certificate of
						  emission inspection issued to the emission inspection station.
(iv) Every violation of the Vehicle Code or
						  this chapter related to emission inspections committed by an employee of the
						  emission inspection station.
(v)
						  Maintaining an adequate supply of current certificates of emission inspection
						  and inserts for issuance.
(7) Perform, as applicable, required
						  maintenance and calibration procedures of emission analyzers according to
						  procedures established by the Department and perform electronic zero and span
						  checks hourly during periods of operation and weekly leak checks.
(8) Place an emission analyzer out of service
						  when calibration cannot be performed according to procedures established by the
						  Department.
(9) Ensure that
						  instrument calibration test results are entered into the VIID by the analyzer
						  manufacturer or other approved service representative as directed by the
						  Department.
(i) For basic emission inspection
						  stations, the analyzer manufacturer or other approved service representative
						  shall write maintenance and calibration information on the Emission Analyzer
						  Maintenance and Calibration Report. This report shall be maintained at the
						  station for 2 years.
(ii) For
						  enhanced emission inspection stations, the information required in this
						  paragraph shall be entered into the VIID by the analyzer manufacturer or other
						  approved service representative as directed by the Department.
(10) Maintain adequate numbers of
						  current certificates of emission inspection and inserts for issuance.
(i)
Data entry errors.
If a
						  data entry error occurs, the error and the error correction shall be clearly
						  noted.
(ii)
Voided
						  stickers.
If it is necessary to void a sticker, the sticker number and
						  the reason shall be clearly noted.