Opinion ID: 2627458
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 9

Heading: The Pollan matter

Text: The administrative law judge found that the Pollans' vehicle was inoperable at the time Nellis Motors allegedly performed the emission test, that cold piping occurred (the process of hooking up another vehicle during the emission test), and that Nellis Motors never delivered a passing emission certificate to the Pollans. The following evidence in the record supports the administrative law judge's findings. First, Shane Pollan testified to the following: (1) he did not test drive the vehicle before purchasing it; (2) he observed Nellis Motors spray the engine with starter fluid, which allowed the engine to idle for only a few seconds before shutting off; (3) Nellis Motors agreed to tow the vehicle to his house because it would not drive; and (4) Nellis Motors delivered the vehicle before the alleged testing time. Second, Cynthia Pollan testified that she did not test drive the vehicle before purchasing it. Third, the Pollans both testified that they did not receive a passing emissions certificate and did not instruct Nellis Motors to delay processing the title or emissions paperwork. Bobbie Glenn, Nellis Motors' office manager, testified that Mr. Brown neither told her that Nellis Motors performed a smog test nor instructed her to suspend processing the temporary placard. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the administrative law judge's findings that Nellis Motors neither performed an emission test on the Pollans' vehicle nor delivered an emissions certificate with the vehicle.