Ariz. Admin. Code § 18-2-1007

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 17, April 26, 2024

Section R18-2-1007 - Evidence of Meeting State Inspection Requirements

A. A vehicle required to be inspected under this Article shall pass inspection before registration by meeting the requirements of R18-2-1006, unless the vehicle owner obtains a certificate of waiver under R18-2-1008.

B. The MVD or its agent may use the MVD motor vehicles emissions database, if available, as evidence that a vehicle complies with the requirements of this Article.

C. If the MVD motor vehicles emissions database is not available, the MVD or its agent shall accept any of the following documents identified in subsections (C)(1) to (C)(5), when complete, unaltered, and dated no more than 90 days before registration expiration date, as evidence that a vehicle complies with the requirements of this Article unless the MVD or its agent has reason to believe it is false. Documents accompanying a late registration may be dated subsequent to the registration expiration date:

1. Certificate of compliance,

2. Certificate of waiver (except from auto dealers licensed to sell used motor vehicles under Title 28),

3. Certificate of exemption,

4. Director's certificate, or

5. The upper section of the vehicle inspection report with "PASS" in the final results block.

D. A complete certificate of inspection or government vehicle certificate of inspection dated within 12 months of registration for an annually tested vehicle and 24 months for a biennially tested vehicle shall be accepted by the MVD or its agent as evidence that a vehicle is in compliance with the requirements of this Article unless the MVD or its agent has reason to believe it is false.

E. Documents listed in subsection (C) and originating in Area B are not acceptable for meeting the inspection requirements in Area A, unless the tests required in Area A and Area B for the vehicle under R18-2-1006 are identical.

F. Government vehicles for which only weight fees are paid shall be registered without evidence of inspection.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R18-2-1007

Former Section R9-3-1007 repealed, new Section R9-3-1007 adopted effective January 13, 1976 (Supp. 76-1). Former Section R9-3-1007 repealed, new Section R9-3-1007 adopted effective January 3, 1977 (Supp. 77-1). Amended effective February 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Amended effective January 1, 1986 (Supp. 85-6). Former Section R9-3-1007 renumbered without change as Section R18-2-1007 (Supp. 88-3). Amended effective November 14, 1994 (Supp. 94-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 382, effective December 20, 1999 (Supp. 99-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 90, effective January 1, 2002 (Supp. 01-4). Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 485, effective 6/1/2019.