North Carolina § 20-183 - 7. Fees for performing an inspection and issuing an electronic inspection authorization to a vehicle; use of civil penalties.

§ 20-183. 7. Fees for performing an inspection and issuing an electronic inspection authorization to a vehicle; use of civil penalties.

Fee Amount. - When a fee applies to an inspection of a vehicle or the issuance of an electronic inspection authorization, the fee must be collected. The following fees apply to an inspection of a vehicle and the issuance of an electronic inspection authorization: Self-Inspector. - The fee for an inspection does not apply to an inspection performed by a self-inspector. The fee for issuing an electronic inspection authorization to a vehicle applies to an inspection performed by a self-inspector. Fee Distribution. - Fees collected for electronic inspection authorizations are payable to the Division of Motor Vehicles. The amount of each fee listed in the table below shall be credited to the Highway Fund, the Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund established in G.S. 58-87-5, the Rescue Squad Workers' Relief Fund established in G.S. 58-88-5, and the Division of Air Quality of the Department of Environmental Quality: Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.15(c), effective July 1, 2013. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.15(b), effective June 30, 2014. Repealed by Session Laws 2001-504, s. 3, effective July 1, 2007. Civil Penalties. - Civil penalties collected under this Part shall be credited to the Highway Fund as nontax revenue. Inspection Stations Required to Post Fee Information. - The Division shall approve the form and style of one or more standard signs to be used to display the information required by this subsection. The Division shall require that one or more of the standard signs be conspicuously posted at each inspection station in a manner reasonably calculated to make the information on the sign readily available to each person who presents a motor vehicle to the station for inspection. The sign shall include the following information: The maximum and minimum amounts of the inspection fee authorized by this section. The amount of the inspection fee charged by the inspection station and a statement that clearly indicates that the amount of the inspection fee is determined by the inspection station, that the inspection fee is retained by the inspection station to compensate the station for performing the inspection, and that the inspection fee is not paid to the State. The amount of the electronic inspection authorization fee, if the motor vehicle passes the inspection, a statement that the electronic inspection authorization fee is paid to the State, and a brief summary of the purposes for which the electronic inspection authorization fee is collected. The total fee to be charged if the motor vehicle passes the inspection. A statement that a vehicle that fails an inspection may be reinspected at the same station within 60 days of the inspection without payment of another inspection fee. Information on Receipt. - The information set out in subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection (f) of this section shall be set out in not smaller than 12 point type and shall be shown graphically in the form of a pie chart on the inspection receipt. Subsections (f) and (g) of this section apply only to inspection stations that perform both emissions and safety inspections. Type Inspection Authorization Safety Only $12.75 $ .85 Emissions and Safety 23.75 6.25. The fee for performing an inspection of a vehicle applies when an inspection is performed, regardless of whether the vehicle passes the inspection. The fee for an electronic inspection authorization applies when an electronic inspection authorization is issued to a vehicle. The fee for inspecting after-factory tinted windows shall be ten dollars ($10.00), and the fee applies only to an inspection performed with a light meter after a safety inspection mechanic determined that the window had after-factory tint. A safety inspection mechanic shall not inspect an after-factory tinted window of a vehicle for which the Division has issued a medical exception permit pursuant to G.S. 20-127(f) . A vehicle that is inspected at an inspection station and fails the inspection is entitled to be reinspected at the same station at any time within 60 days of the failed inspection without paying another inspection fee. The inspection fee for an emissions and safety inspection set out in this subsection is the maximum amount that an inspection station or an inspection mechanic may charge for an emissions and safety inspection of a vehicle. An inspection station or an inspection mechanic may charge the maximum amount or any lesser amount for an emissions and safety inspection of a vehicle. The inspection fee for a safety only inspection set out in this subsection may not be increased or decreased. The authorization fees set out in this subsection may not be increased or decreased. Safety Only Emissions and Recipient Electronic Safety Electronic Electronic Authorization Authorization Highway Fund .55 5.30 Volunteer Rescue/EMS Fund .18 .18 Rescue Squad Workers' Relief Fund .12 .12 Division of Air Quality .00 .65. History (1965, c. 734, s. 1; 1969, c. 1242; 1973, c. 1480; 1975, c. 547; c. 716, s. 5; c. 875, s. 4; 1979, c. 688; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1180, ss. 5, 6; 1981, c. 690, s. 17; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1261, s. 2; 1985, c. 415, ss. 1-6; 1985 (Reg. Sess., 1986), c. 1018, s. 8; 1987, c. 584, ss. 1-3; 1987 (Reg. Sess., 1988), c. 1062, ss. 3-5; 1989, c. 391, s. 3; c. 534, s. 3; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1066, s. 33(b); 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 943, s. 1; 1993, c. 385, s. 1; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, s. 1; 1995, c. 473, s. 3; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 743, s. 1; 1997-29, s. 4; 1997-443, s. 11A.123; 2000-75, s. 3; 2001-504, ss. 1-3; 2006-230, s. 2; 2007-364, s. 2; 2007-503, s. 12; 2009-319, s. 3; 2010-96, s. 7; 2011-145, s. 6A.15; 2013-302, s. 1; 2013-360, s. 34.15(b), (c); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 2.2(e), provides: "Notwithstanding G.S. 20-183.7(c) , fees collected for electronic inspection authorizations during the 2014-2015 fiscal year that would have been credited to the I & M Air Pollution Control Account established under G.S. 143-215.3 A(b1) shall be credited to the State's General Fund." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2014.'" Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.4, provides: "Except for statutory changes or other provisions that clearly indicate an intention to have effects beyond the 2014-2015 fiscal year, the textual provisions of this act apply only to funds appropriated for, and activities occurring during, the 2014-2015 fiscal year." Session Laws 2014-100, s. 38.7, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2001-504, s. 3, effective July 1, 2007, amends this section as amended by ss. 1 and 2 of the act, by doing the following: in subsection (a), in the entry labelled "Emissions and Safety", substitutes "23.75" for "23.50" and substitutes "6.25" for "6.50"; in subsection (c), deletes "the Highway Trust Fund Repayment Fee established in subsection (d2) of this section" following "subsection (d1) of this section" and in the table, deletes the entry labelled "Highway Trust Fund Repayment Fee"; and deletes subsection (d2), relating to the Highway Trust Fund Repayment Fee. Session Laws 2006-230, s. 2, effective July 1, 2007, added the third sentence in the second paragraph of subsection (a). Session Laws 2007-364, s. 2, effective January 1, 2009, substituted "60 days" for "30 days" in the third paragraph of subsection (a). Session Laws 2007-503, s. 12, effective October 1, 2008, and applicable to offenses committed on or after that date, substituted "issuing an electronic inspection authorization to" for "putting an inspection sticker on" in the section heading; in subsection (a), substituted "electronic inspection authorization" for "inspection sticker" twice in the first paragraph, in the table, substituted "Authorization" for "Sticker" in the column heading, and "$12.75" for "$8.25" in the entry for "Safety Only," in the third paragraph, substituted "electronic inspection authorization" for "inspection sticker" and "electronic inspection authorization is issued to" for "inspection sticker is put on" in the second sentence, and deleted the third sentence, which read: "The fee for an inspection sticker does not apply to a replacement inspection sticker for use on a windshield replaced by a business registered with the Division pursuant to G.S. 20-183.6 ," and in the last paragraph, substituted "authorization fees" for "sticker fees" near the end; substituted "issuing an electronic inspection authorization to" for "putting an inspection sticker on" in subsection (b); in subsection (c), substituted "electronic inspection authorizations" for "inspection stickers" in the introductory paragraph, and in the table, substituted "Electronic Authorization" for "Sticker" in both column headings; inserted "safety and" in subsection (d1); and substituted "electronic inspection authorization" for "sticker" three times in subdivision (f)(3). Session Laws 2009-319, s. 3, effective July 17, 2009, substituted "Inspection Program Account" for "Emissions Program Account" throughout subsections (c) and (d), and in subsection (d), deleted "emissions" preceding "inspection" in the last sentence. Session Laws 2010-96, s. 7, effective July 20, 2010, substituted "60 days" for "30 days" in subdivision (f)(5). Session Laws 2011-145, s. 6A.15, effective July 1, 2011, added "and to fund replacement of the State Titling and Registration System and the State Automated Driver License System" in the last sentence of subsection (d). Session Laws 2013-302, s. 1, effective October 1, 2013, deleted the former third sentence in the second paragraph of subsection (a), which read "The fee for an inspection sticker does not apply to a replacement inspection sticker for use on a windshield replaced by a business registered with the Division pursuant to G.S. 20-183.6 ." For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.15(b), effective June 30, 2014, repealed subsection (d1), pertaining to the Telecommunications Account. For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2013-360, s. 34.15(c), effective July 1, 2013, in subsection (c), deleted "the Inspection Program Account established in subsection (d) of this section, the Telecommunications Account established in subsection (d1) of this section" following "Highway Fund" in the second sentence, and rewrote the table; and deleted subsection (d), pertaining to the Inspection Program Account. For applicability, see Editor's note. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(u), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Department of Environmental Quality" for "Department of Environment and Natural Resources" in subsection (c).