Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a)
Check
for errors. When inspection stickers are received by the inspection
station, they should be checked for errors. If errors are discovered, they
shall be reported to the Vehicle Control Division at once.
(b)
Not transferable. An
inspection certificate is not transferable. It shall only be affixed to
vehicles as designated on the inspection record sheet of the inspection station
to which the certificates were issued.
(c)
Removal. Except as
provided in paragraphs (1) and (3), a certificate of inspection may not be
removed from a vehicle for which the certificate was issued, except to replace
it with a new certificate of inspection issued under this chapter and Chapter
177 (relating to emission inspection program).
(1) A person replacing or repairing a
windshield in a manner that requires removal of a certificate of inspection
shall, at the option of the registrant of the vehicle, cut out the portion of
the windshield containing the certificate of inspection and deliver it to the
registrant of the vehicle or destroy the certificate. The vehicle may be driven
up to 5 days if it displays the portion of the old windshield containing the
certificate. Within the 5-day period, an official inspection station may affix
to the vehicle another certificate of inspection for the same period without
reinspecting the vehicle in exchange for the portion of the old windshield
containing the certificate of inspection. Example: A #1 certificate of
inspection shall be replaced with a #1 certificate of inspection. The
replacement may be made any time prior to the expiration of the certificate of
inspection. A fee of no more than $2 plus the fee paid to the Department for
the certificate may be charged for exchanging the certificate of inspection.
(i) A replacement certificate of inspection
may not be issued in the following circumstances.
(A) Acceptable proof of financial
responsibility is not provided. For the purpose of this chapter, financial
responsibility shall be proven by one of the following documents:
(I) A valid financial responsibility
identification card issued in accordance with 31 Pa. Code (relating to
insurance).
(II) The declaration
page of a valid insurance policy.
(III) A valid self-insurance identification
card.
(IV) A valid binder of
insurance issued by an insurance company licensed to sell motor vehicle
liability insurance in this Commonwealth.
(V) A valid insurance policy issued by an
insurance company licensed to sell motor vehicle liability insurance in this
Commonwealth.
(B) The
vehicle is in an obviously unsafe operating condition.
(ii) The portion of the windshield containing
the certificate of inspection shall be retained for audit by the inspection
station supervisor.
(iii) Record
all information from the old certificate of inspection on Form MV-431. The
replacement certificate of inspection shall be recorded on the same Form MV-431
and marked "replacement sticker issued." Stations utilizing an electronic data
collection and storage program shall use the appropriate replacement sticker
function menu to record replacements.
(iv) "Replacement" shall be marked on the
reverse side of the replacement certificate of inspection.
(2) Only one current, valid certificate of
inspection shall be visible on a vehicle. The old certificate of inspection
shall be removed and completely destroyed before a new sticker may be
affixed.
(3) A vehicle that has an
expired emission certificate of inspection affixed and which no longer has an
I/M registration indicator on the registration card, shall have the expired
emission sticker removed by the safety inspection mechanic who is affixing a
new safety certificate of inspection.
(d)
Security. Inspection
certificates and temporary inspection approval indicators shall be kept under
lock and key in a safe place. The station owner shall be solely responsible for
their safety and shall account for certificates of inspection and temporary
inspection approval indicators issued to the station.
(e)
Unused. Unused
certificates of inspection for an expired period shall be retained by the
inspection station until audited by the inspection station supervisor. The
Department will refund 75% of the purchase price of the unused certificates of
inspection after the audit has been completed.
(f)
Issuance of certificates of
inspection. Certificates of inspection will not be issued by the
Bureau to anyone who is not listed as an authorized purchaser on Form MV-500 on
file with the Bureau. The inspection station owner or manager shall accept full
responsibility for certificates of inspection delivered to authorized
purchasers listed on Form MV-500.
(g)
Authorized purchasers. A
new MV-500 to authorize persons to purchase certificates of inspection shall be
ordered from the Vehicle Inspection Division immediately whenever an employee
whose signature appears on the form is no longer employed by the station or a
signature is to be added or deleted.
The provisions of this §175.43 amended under the Vehicle
Code,
75 Pa.C.S. §§
4101,
4103,
4103(a), 4301, 4501, 4521,
4702, 4703, 4728 and 6103.
