North Carolina § 20-183 - 6A. Administration of program; duties of license holders.

§ 20-183. 6A. Administration of program; duties of license holders.

Division. - The Division is responsible for administering the safety inspection and the emissions inspection programs. In exercising this responsibility, the Division must: Conduct performance audits, record audits, and equipment audits of those licensed to perform inspections to ensure that inspections are performed properly. Ensure that Division personnel who audit license holders are knowledgeable about audit procedures and about the requirements of both the safety inspection and the emissions inspection programs. Perform an emissions inspection on a vehicle when requested to do so by a vehicle owner so the owner can compare the result of the inspection performed by the Division with the result of an inspection performed at an emissions inspection station. Investigate complaints about a person licensed to perform inspections and reports of irregularities in performing inspections. Establish written procedures for the issuance of electronic inspection authorizations to persons licensed to perform electronic inspection authorizations. Submit information and reports to the federal Environmental Protection Agency as required by 40 C.F.R. Part 51. License Holders. - A person who is licensed by the Division under this Part must post the license at the place required by the Division and must keep a record of inspections performed. The inspection record must identify the vehicle that was inspected, indicate the type of inspection performed and the date of inspection, and contain any other information required by the Division. A self-inspector or an inspection station must send its records of inspections to the Division in the form and at the time required by the Division. An auditor of the Division may review the inspection records of a person licensed by the Division under this Part during normal business hours. History (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, s. 1; 2007-503, s. 11.) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2007-503, s. 11, effective October 1, 2008, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "electronic inspection authorizations" for "inspection stickers" and for "inspections" in subdivision (a)(5).