Current through September, 2024
Section 19-142-18 - Operating procedures for inspectorsInspectors shall conduct all inspections in accordance with this chapter and the following:
(1) No person shall claim to be an inspector or issue any official inspection certificate and sticker unless the person possesses a current, valid, inspector certificate to conduct inspections of the vehicle type and at the inspection station location indicated on the certificate;(2) Certified inspectors shall be the only persons authorized fill out and sign the inspection certificate and issue and affix an inspection sticker to a vehicle after successful completion of the inspection;(3) A certified inspector may be assisted by a noncertified person when conducting an inspection, provided that the noncertified person and inspector must work together and at the same time on the same vehicle when doing the inspection as a means of training a potential inspector;(4) No certified inspector, working at a public or private inspection station, shall require unnecessary repairs, make excessive charges, or act abusively to customers seeking safety inspection certification for their vehicles; and(5) Every certified inspector shall conduct inspections in accordance with the procedures and criteria prescribed in this chapter.[Eff 10/29/2015] (Auth: HRS §§ 286-202, 286-209, 286-213) (Imp: HRS §§ 286-202, 286-209)