Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 45, November 9, 2024
Section 177.401 - Appointment(a)Authority. For the purpose of establishing a system of official emission inspection stations, the Bureau will issue certificates of appointment to facilities within this Commonwealth that comply with the Vehicle Code and this title. Official emission inspection stations are authorized to conduct emission inspections and issue official certificates of emission inspection.(b)Scope of certification. Until January 1, 2006, emission inspection station will not be issued a certificate of appointment unless it is capable of performing every type of emission inspection required for vehicles registered in the region in which the station is located.(c)Certificate of appointment. The certificate of appointment for emission inspection stations will be issued only when the Bureau is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and employs certified emission inspectors, as applicable, to perform emission inspections required of vehicles registered in the region in which the station is located. Only those stations fulfilling Department requirements and complying with this chapter will be issued an emission certificate of appointment. Prior involvement with a suspended inspection station may be sufficient cause to deny appointment. The emission certificate of appointment shall be conspicuously displayed at the place for which issued, in accordance with section 4722 of the Vehicle Code (relating to certificate of appointment).(d)Certificate not assignable. A certificate of appointment for an emission inspection station may not be assigned or transferred to another person, business entity or location and shall be valid only for the person or business entity in whose name it is issued and for transaction of business at the place designated therein.(e)Valid certificate required. A person may not represent any place as an official emission inspection station unless the station is operating under a valid certificate of appointment issued by the Bureau.(f)Inspection stations with common access. An emission inspection certificate of appointment will not be issued for operation of an official emission inspection station on a part of the premises of another official emission inspection station which utilizes the same access. This subsection does not apply where the stations have separate internal accesses, though sharing a common external access.(g)Suspended inspection stations. An emission inspection certificate of appointment will not be issued for operation of an official emission inspection station on a part of the premises of an official emission inspection station which has been suspended if the owner of the suspended station continues to conduct any type of business which utilizes the same access. This subsection does not apply where the station and the other business each have a separate internal access, though sharing a common external access.(h)Indefinite suspension of appointment. A certificate of appointment issued to an official emission station may be suspended indefinitely if the station no longer fulfills the requirements for appointment provided in this subchapter. Once the deficiency which prompted the suspension is cured, a station which has had its certificate of appointment indefinitely suspended may apply for re-appointment in accordance with the procedures in this subchapter.The provisions of this §177.401 amended November 21, 2003, effective 11/22/2003, 33 Pa.B. 5706.