| Chapter 292 |
| 2023 -- H 5034 SUBSTITUTE A AS AMENDED Enacted 06/22/2023 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Representatives Edwards, McGaw, Solomon, Chippendale, Kennedy, and Azzinaro |
| Date Introduced: January 11, 2023 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Section 31-38-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-38 entitled "Inspection |
| of Motor Vehicles" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
| 31-38-6. Appointment of official inspection stations. |
| (a) For the purpose of making inspections and issuing official certificates of inspection and |
| approval as provided in this chapter, the director of the department of revenue, or the director’s |
| designee, shall issue permits for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to official |
| inspection stations for the inspection of vehicles as required in this chapter and the issuance of |
| official certificates of inspection and approval. There shall be a separate permit required to inspect |
| all trailers or semi-trailers used to transport horses or other livestock, irrespective of the registered |
| gross weight of the trailers and semi-trailers. |
| (b) Application for the permit set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall be made upon |
| an official form and shall be granted only when the director of the department of revenue or the |
| director’s designee, is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel |
| to make the inspections and adjustments, and will be properly conducted. Only facilities located |
| within the State of Rhode Island shall receive renewal permits or new permits. The director of the |
| department of revenue, or the director’s designee, before issuing a permit may require the applicant |
| to file a bond conditioned that it will make compensation for any damage to a vehicle during an |
| inspection or adjustment due to negligence on the part of the applicant or its employees. |
| (c) The director of the department of revenue, or the director’s designee, shall properly |
| supervise and cause inspections to be made of the stations and shall suspend or revoke and require |
| the surrender of the permit issued to a station which he or she that the director or the director’s |
| designee finds is not properly equipped or has violated any of the conditions of his or her the |
| station’s permit of inspection. The director of the department of revenue, or the director’s designee, |
| shall maintain and post at the department of revenue lists of all stations holding permits and of |
| those whose permits have been suspended or revoked. |
| (d) The permits shall be issued for a period of one year and upon payment to the director |
| of the department of revenue of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) annually, and the monies |
| received shall be turned over to the general treasurer to be deposited in the general funds of the |
| state. |
| (e) The director of the department of revenue, or the director’s designee, shall issue a |
| duplicate permit upon the payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00) if one is requested by the owner |
| of the official station who states in writing that the original was lost, destroyed, or stolen. |
| (f) Any person who has been issued a permit under this section and conducts inspections |
| of vehicles subject to an emission inspection pursuant to chapter 47.1 of this title must also have |
| been authorized to conduct motor vehicle emissions inspections and must conduct both inspections |
| simultaneously. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage on January 1, 2024. |
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