Opinion ID: 2627458
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 11

Heading: The Flowers matter

Text: The administrative law judge found that Flowers' vehicle could not have passed an emission test because it was missing a catalytic converter and that Nellis Motors fraudulently issued a passing emission certificate. The following evidence in the record supports the administrative law judge's finding. First, a DMV emissions technician testified that he visually confirmed the missing catalytic converter. Second, a DMV compliance inspector testified that the emissions readings on the vehicle's passing certificate were unusually low based on the vehicle's age, make, and high engine idle rate, and he visually confirmed the missing catalytic converter. Third, a DMV emission control technician examined the vehicle and visually examined the missing catalytic converter. Finally, the administrative law judge admitted pictures of the vehicle's undercarriage, which corroborated witness testimony that the vehicle was missing a catalytic converter. We conclude that substantial evidence supports the administrative law judge's finding that Nellis Motors fraudulently issued a passing certificate on Flowers' vehicle because it could not have passed an emission test without a catalytic converter.