North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION
Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Subchapter D - ENFORCEMENT SECTION
Section .0500 - GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING SAFETY INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Section 03D .0530 - DISAPPROVAL

Universal Citation: 19A NC Admin Code 03D .0530

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

If a vehicle inspected is disapproved, the inspection mechanic at the end of the total inspection shall advise the owner or operator of the defect or defects found during the inspection. Repairs shall only be made at the request of the owner or operator. Upon completion of authorized repairs, the inspection mechanic shall require the owner or operator of the vehicle that gave approval for the repairs to sign the inspection receipt. If the owner or operator requests the repairs to be made at some other location, then the inspection mechanic conducting the inspection shall:

(1) Provide the customer with the Vehicle Inspection Receipt and Statement signed by the inspection mechanic; showing the vehicle Failed.

(2) Collect fees as prescribed in G.S. 20-183.7; and

(3) After giving the owner or operator the original copy of the Vehicle Inspection Receipt and Statement explain to the owner or operator he or she has 60 days to bring the vehicle back to the inspection station for reinspection at no charge when the vehicle was disapproved for either safety or emissions defects.

Authority G.S. 20-2; 20-39; 20-183.4D; 20-183.5; 20-183.7;
Eff. October 1, 1994;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.

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