PRINTER'S NO. 3612
No. 2677 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY DININNI, VROON, E. H. SMITH AND PERZEL,
SEPTEMBER 21, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, SEPTEMBER 21, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for the department to establish,
3 staff and maintain official inspection stations for the
4 inspection of certain motor vehicles.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1958 of Title 75, act of November 25,
8 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated
9 Statutes, is amended to read:
10 § 1958. Certificate of inspection.
11 (a) Fee for certificate.--The department shall charge $2 for
12 each annual certificate of inspection and $1 for each semiannual
13 certificate of inspection.
14 (b) Fee for inspection.--The department shall charge and
15 collect a fee of $6 for each inspection of a motor vehicle at
16 its official inspection station and a fee of $3 for each
17 reinspection. The department shall utilize these charges to
18 offset the costs of operating the department's official
1 inspection program.
2 Section 2. Section 4702.1 of Title 75 is amended to read:
3 § 4702.1. Limited liability of inspection station or mechanic
4 or inspector.
5 An inspection conducted pursuant to section 4702(a) (relating
6 to annual inspection) shall not be construed as a guaranty of
7 the safety of any vehicle and neither the official inspection
8 station issuing the certificate of inspection nor the official
9 inspection mechanic or department inspector performing the
10 inspection shall be liable to the owner or occupants of any
11 inspected vehicle for any damages caused by the failure or
12 malfunction of that vehicle or to the owner or occupants of any
13 vehicle involved in an accident with that inspected vehicle or
14 to any pedestrian injured in the accident unless it can be shown
15 by a preponderance of the evidence that the failure was caused
16 by the negligence of the inspection station or mechanic or
17 department inspector.
18 Section 3. Section 4721 of Title 75 is amended to read:
19 § 4721. [Appointment of official] Official inspection stations.
20 [For the purpose of establishing a system of official
21 inspection stations, the department shall issue certificates of
22 appointment to privately owned facilities within this
23 Commonwealth that comply with the requirements of this chapter
24 and regulations adopted by the department.] The department shall
25 establish, operate, administer and staff with department
26 employees a Statewide system of official inspection stations
27 with a sufficient number of inspection stations in every county
28 to serve the needs of the county. Until such time as the
29 department is able to construct an adequate number of inspection
30 stations, the department may lease existing facilities and
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1 conduct the inspections in the leased facilities. For the
2 inspection of fleet vehicles, the department shall issue
3 certificates of appointment to privately owned facilities within
4 this Commonwealth that comply with the provisions of this
5 chapter and the regulations of the department. The department
6 shall issue instructions and all necessary forms to such
7 facilities. Official inspection stations are authorized to
8 inspect vehicles and mass transit vehicles and issue official
9 certificates of inspection.
10 Section 4. Section 4722 of Title 75 is repealed.
11 Section 5. Section 4727(a) of Title 75 is amended to read:
12 § 4727. Issuance of certificate of inspection.
13 (a) Requirements prior to inspection.--No vehicle, except a
14 vehicle held by a dealer or manufacturer for which titling is
15 not required or a mass transit vehicle for which titling is not
16 required, shall be inspected unless it is duly registered or
17 titled in this Commonwealth or in any other jurisdiction. The
18 certified inspection mechanic or department inspector shall
19 examine the registration card, title or other document as
20 specified in department regulations in order to ascertain that
21 the vehicle is registered or titled or that an application for
22 title has been submitted by the vehicle owner.
23 * * *
24 Section 6. The provisions of this amendatory act shall be
25 implemented by the Department of Transportation within 24 months
26 of the effective date of this act.
27 Section 7. This act shall take effect January 1, 1983.
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