Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 451 - ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS FOR OFFICIAL TESTING STATIONS
Section 451.140 - Certificate of Safety
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Certificates of Safety shall be affixed to second division vehicles and applicable first division vehicles (i.e., rebuilt vehicles and driver education training cars) as a result of passing the prescribed safety test (see Section 451.Appendices A, B, C, D and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 396 and 448 for testing procedures).
b) Certificates of Safety remain the property of the State of Illinois and can be seized when Official Testing Stations are in violation of this Part.
c) Certificates of Safety at Public and Private Official Testing Stations shall be subject to inspection by Department personnel at any time listed in Section 451.70(1)(1)(B).
d) Certificates of Safety shall comply with the following physical description:
e) Except as authorized by the Department, no person shall duplicate, alter, reproduce, manufacture, or create by any manner or means, a Certificate of Safety or facsimile thereof.
f) Certificates of Safety expire at midnight on the last day of the month indicated by the large numerical insert applied on the individual Certificate (i.e., no grace period).
g) School buses are required to be inspected at least every six months or 10,000 miles, whichever occurs first. (Section 13-109 of the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law) School bus Certificates of Safety expire at midnight on the last day of the month indicated by the large numerical insert applied on the certificate or when the odometer reading on the bus exceeds the mileage found on the mileage inspection due line on the back of the Certificate of Safety.
h) No Station Owner or CST shall issue, nor shall any person accept, obtain or attempt to obtain a Certificate of Safety for a vehicle which has not completely passed a safety test as described in Section 451.Appendices A through D and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 396 and 448.
i) Each Certificate of Safety issued by the Station must be accounted for on the appropriate corresponding Vehicle Inspection Report.
j) The Certificate of Safety shall be issued at the Station. The Certificate shall be affixed by the CST in the correct six month or annual cycle and in numerical sequence, starting with the lowest serial number and proceeding in strict ascending order through the highest serial number. Such numerical progression shall be directly related to the passage of time and date of tests performed.
k) The numerical insert decal applied to the Certificate of Safety shall correspond to the date of the original test, or retest, and the month of expiration.
l) Truck, school bus and rebuilt vehicle Certificates of Safety shall be written upon only as prescribed by the Department. The backside of the Certificate of Safety shall be completed by the CST as prescribed before the Certificate of Safety is affixed to the vehicle. The following information must be completed on the backside of the corresponding Certificate of Safety:
m) No Station shall borrow, purchase or receive any Certificates of Safety from another Station. No Station shall lend, sell, or give any Certificates of Safety to another Station. All Certificates of Safety must be received from the CVSS or authorized personnel of the Department.
n) Any second division vehicle which is exempted by Section 13-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law may be safety tested if the vehicle owner so wishes and a Certificate of Safety may be issued provided the vehicle passes the appropriate safety test.
o) Certificates of Safety shall be applied as follows:
p) Certificates of Safety become void if removed from the vehicle. Any voided Certificates cannot be reaffixed to the same vehicle or a different vehicle.
q) If the original Certificate of Safety is mutilated, destroyed or voided within sixty days of the original test due to the replacement of the vehicle windshield, the vehicle owner shall immediately return the vehicle to the original issuing Station.
r) If the original Certificate is mutilated, destroyed or voided and if more than sixty days has elapsed since the original test, a complete inspection shall be performed.
s) Certificates of Safety shall be issued to the Official Testing Station by the CVSS only after the appropriate fee to pay for the order has been received. A credit balance may be used to pay for an order.
t) Certificates of Safety fees authorized by Section 13-110(b) of the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law shall be paid to: TREASURER, STATE OF ILLINOIS, by the Official Testing Station for each Certificate issued. The Station shall only charge the authorized Certificate of Safety fee when issuing a certificate.
u) The Station Owner shall authorize the signatures of two employees to request Certificates of Safety on the prescribed order form.
v) The following procedures shall be followed when ordering or reordering Certificates of Safety for emergency purposes:
Illinois Department of Transportation
Commercial Vehicle Safety Section
3215 Executive Park Drive
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Illinois Department of Transportation
Commercial Vehicle Safety Section
3215 Executive Park Drive
Springfield, Illinois 62703
w) Certificates of Safety from the same cycle must be ordered on the same requisition form. A "cycle" is defined as the periods of January through June, July through December or for interstate vehicles. If Certificates of Safety are needed for more than one cycle, a separate requisition form must be used.
x) The Station Owner shall immediately return a signed receipt to the CVSS for all Certificates of Safety delivered to his Station. Delivery of Certificates of Safety cannot be made to any address other than that of the Official Testing Station unless prior written approval has been made by the CVSS. If a station owner requests that the Certificates of Safety be delivered to his home address or the home address of a designated employee, the CVSS will approve the delivery.
y) Inventory requirements for Official Testing Station:
z) Certificates of Safety shall be stored in a locked safe or other locked place within the Official Testing Station. Only written authorization from the CVSS shall permit storage of the Certificates of Safety for security purposes at another location.
aa) Procedures required for the reporting of lost or stolen Certificates of Safety:
bb) All unused Certificates of Safety from the preceding test cycle shall be returned during the first ten days of a new cycle. The complete OTS number must be written on the back cover of each returned booklet of Certificates. For all unused Certificates of Safety returned (without inserts applied), an equal amount of the fee paid shall be credited to the Official Testing Station's account. This credit may be used to offset the cost of future orders.
cc) If defective, mutilated, or voided (due to replacement of windshield) Certificates are being returned, a completed SVI-1280 is to be submitted to the CVSS with the necessary information. An amount equal to the fee paid shall be credited to the Station for each returned defective, mutilated or voided Certificate. Each Certificate returned must clearly display a complete serial number and must be less than sixty days old.
dd) When an Official Testing Station permanently closes, the owner shall submit a written request to the CVSS in order to obtain any refund monies due the Station. The refund will cover all Certificates previously returned for credit. The request must include the owner's social security number or federal employer's tax number.
ee) When Certificates of Safety are returned to the CVSS, they shall be sent by certified mail.