Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Every motor
vehicle repair shop is required to be registered with the commissioner. A motor
vehicle repair shop is any person who, for compensation, is wholly or partially
engaged in the business of repairing or diagnosing motor vehicle malfunctions
or repairing motor vehicle bodies, fenders or other components damaged by
accident or otherwise, except those persons excluded by subdivision (b) of this
section. A motor vehicle repair shop is also any shop, drive-in station or
garage which inspects motor vehicles for the purpose of appraising, evaluating
or estimating the extent or value of motor vehicle damage or the necessity or
cost of motor vehicle repairs.
(b)
The following persons are excluded from the term motor vehicle repair shop and
therefor do not require registration as a repair shop:
(1) an employee of a motor vehicle repair
shop who engages in the business of repairing motor vehicles solely by reason
of his employment;
(2) any person
who is solely engaged in the business of repairing the motor vehicles of a
single commercial or industrial establishment, or of the Federal, State or a
local government or any agency thereof;
(3) any person whose activities consist
solely of fueling, changing oil, water, batteries or tires, replacing fan
belts, air filters or oil filters, installing windshield wiper blades or light
bulbs, polishing and washing, repairing, installing or replacing seat safety
belts, upholstery or communications equipment;
(4) any person solely engaged in the business
of repairing road building machines, farm machines, lawn machines, garden
machines, vehicles registered as special purpose vehicles; or
(5) any person who does not work on the
vehicle but only on parts of the vehicle removed by others.
(c) Repairs and services set forth
in paragraph (b)(3) of this section are not excluded from the provisions of
this Part when performed in a registered repair shop.
(d) Application.
(1) Every motor vehicle repair shop shall
file an application for registration with the commissioner. The application
shall contain the information required by the act, the repair shop's sales tax
number, either a letter from the municipality where the repair shop is located
indicating compliance with zoning, planning, fire, and building regulations and
codes or a letter from such municipality indicating it has no such codes or
proof that a registered repair shop is or was operating at that location, and
such other information as the commissioner may require. Forms VS-1 and VS-1.1
will be supplied for this purpose. A nonrefundable $10 fee shall be submitted
with such application. In addition, a $150 registration fee, valid for two
years, shall be submitted for each repair shop location to be registered. The
$150 registration fee shall be returned if the application for such location is
denied.
(2) An applicant must
complete both a VS-1 and BS-1.1 for each repair shop location desired. Forms
VS-1 and VS-1.1 may be obtained at any motor vehicle issuing office.
(3) An applicant must indicate whether the
repair shop will service air conditioning systems in the next two years. If so,
the applicant must indicate the number of bays in the repair shop and submit a
manufacturer's certificate showing the name and address of the repair shop, the
name and address of the equipment manufacturer, the date of purchase, and the
serial numbers of motor vehicle refrigerant recycling equipment purchased. A
repair shop with three or less bays need not comply with this latter
requirement until January 1, 1992.
