19A NCAC 03D .0518      LICENSING OF SAFETY OR EMISSIONS INSPECTION STATIONS

(a)  An application for licensing as a Safety Equipment or Safety Equipment Emissions Inspection Station shall be made on forms furnished by the Division of Motor Vehicles and filed with the License and Theft available at https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/DMV/Pages/Inspection-Stations.aspx. Form LT-300 requires the following:

(1)           inspection station name, address, county, and telephone number;

(2)           type of license required including public or self-inspection station and the number of vehicles operated by the business;

(3)           type of station;

(4)           type of business;

(5)           if individually owned business or partnership, applicants shall list name and residence address of owner or partners;

(6)           name of owner, corporation or partner;

(7)           owner, corporation or partner driver license number and address;

(8)           listing of certifiable or certified technicians with a valid driver license applying;

(9)           notification if any member of the partnership or officer of the corporation has ever had a license under this law refused, suspended, or revoked;

(10)         notification if any member of the partnership or officer of the corporation has ever been licensed as an inspection station;

(11)         signature of applicant;

(12)         designate an individual who is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the station; and

(13)         acknowledgement and signature of notary public.

(b)  An applicant for licensing for a Safety Equipment or Safety Equipment Emissions Inspection Station shall have:

(1)           an area used primarily for repair of motor vehicles;

(2)           a minimum of 45 lineal feet of level floor surface at least 10 feet wide when using a light chart for testing lights, or a minimum of 25 lineal feet of level floor surface a minimum of 10 feet wide when using a light testing machine. An inspection station shall not have dirt floors;

(3)           an area enclosed to permit an inspection at all times regardless of weather conditions. Trailers may be inspected outside of the enclosed area as long as attached to the prime mover;

(4)           if a light chart is used to check lights, there shall be parallel lines at least three feet long painted on the floor surface 25 feet from the chart; and

(5)           licensed inspection stations are not required to conduct inspections on equipment as required in Rule .0519 of this Section.

(c)  An applicant for licensing for a Safety Equipment Inspection Station inspecting only motorcycles shall have:

(1)           an area used primarily for repair of motorcycles;

(2)           an area enclosed to permit an inspection at all times regardless of weather conditions. An inspection station shall not have dirt floors; and

(3)           if a light chart is used to check lights, there shall be parallel lines at least 3 feet long painted on the floor surface 25 feet from the chart.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 20-2; 20-39; 20-183.4; 20-183.4A;

Eff. October 1, 1994;

Amended Eff. July 1, 2010;

Readopted Eff. September 1, 2021.