Section 14-163c-9 - Inspection authority(a) A person having inspection authority means any motor vehicle inspector appointed by the commissioner in accordance with section 14-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes, or any state or municipal police officer who has satisfactorily completed eighty (80) hours of on-the-job training and a course of instruction as prescribed by the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in federal motor carrier safety regulations, North American safety inspection procedures and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's "North American Standard Out-of-Service Criteria." As used in sections 14-163c-1 through 14-163c-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, inspection authority means authorization to enter upon and perform inspections of motor carriers' vehicles in operation, to record the results of such inspections, to issue infractions for those parts specified in section 14-163c-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and to declare a motor vehicle or its operator "Out of Service".(b) A person having inspection authority as defined in subsection (a) of this section may enter upon and inspect the lands, buildings and equipment of persons subject to the provisions of section 14-163c-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, in accordance with law, to determine compliance with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts 100 to 199, inclusive, and 49 CFR Parts 382 to 397, inclusive, as amended from time to time. Such persons subject to the provisions of section 14-163c-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, including motor carriers, may be required by the commissioner to submit for inspection and copying their accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence and other documents that relate to the requirements and standards of such section, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Hazardous Material Regulations and other applicable Connecticut General Statutes.(c) In order to maintain inspection authority, motor vehicle inspectors shall annually receive in-service training in current federal motor carrier safety regulations, safety inspection procedures and out-of-service criteria. The type and extent of such training shall be as determined by the commissioner.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-163c-9
Effective October 21, 1994; Amended October 4, 2013