1. License by Chief of the State Police. The Chief of the State Police may license fleet inspection stations to inspect 10 or more vehicles registered in the name of a single owner.
2. Requirements. To qualify as a fleet inspection station, a station must:
A. [PL 2007, c. 348, §14 (RP).]
B. Have at least 10 vehicles registered in the name of the fleet inspection station owner or be under contract to the owner of the fleet of vehicles for exclusive maintenance. [PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. A, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 683, Pt. B, §5 (AFF).]
3. Limit to fleet vehicles. Fleet station inspections are limited exclusively to fleet vehicles.
4. Employment of certified inspection mechanics. A fleet inspection station must employ a sufficient number of certified inspection mechanics to inspect every vehicle in the fleet annually.
A certified inspection mechanic may inspect fleets of vehicles at the fleet station, if proper inspection equipment is available.
Fleet vehicles must be inspected by a certified inspection mechanic who may issue and sign inspection certificates.
Fleet vehicle inspectors are subject to the same provisions as certified inspection mechanics.