New Mexico Administrative Code

A. Normal Difficulty: Vehicles, which are unable to pass re-inspection, are eligible to obtain a time extension, not to exceed two years, providing the following conditions are met: (1) Exhaust Emissions: In order for a motor vehicle to be eligible for a time extension, the owner…

No individual or business shall represent itself as a certified AIR CARE inspection facility without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently valid certificate issued by the Program Manager. Violations of the requirements of 20.11.101.18 NMAC shall be a violation of…

A. No individual or business shall represent itself as a certified fleet AIR CARE station without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently valid certificate issued by the Program Manager. Violations of the requirements of 20.11.101.19 NMAC shall be a violation of th…

All motor vehicles, as defined in 20.11.101.7 NMAC, shall be inspected biennially for compliance with the requirements of 20.11.101 NMAC, unless otherwise exempted. A vehicle shall not be registered or re-registered until such a vehicle has passed the emissions inspection and tam…

The Program Manager shall establish and maintain a VPMP headquarters, which shall be an emissions inspection facility, equipped with at least two lanes with Program certified emissions equipment capable of duplicating the idle mode and loaded mode test conducted at the AIR CARE i…

No person shall represent him or herself as a certified AIR CARE inspector without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently valid certificate issued by the Program Manager. Certificates issued under this subsection shall be valid for 12 months unless the Program Man…

No person shall represent him or herself as a certified AIR CARE technician without being in possession of a duly authorized and currently valid certificate issued by the Program Manager. Certificates issued under this subsection shall be valid for 12 months unless the Program Ma…

The following vehicles are exempted from emission inspections: A. Motor vehicles with a GVW less than 1,000 pounds or greater than 26,000 pounds. B. All new motor vehicles only during the initial registration period first following the date of the MCO. C. Vehicles, which are fuel…

A. The Program shall conduct announced and unannounced quality assurance audits of each certified AIR CARE inspection facility as ordered by the Program Manager. The duties of the auditor shall include but not be limited to the following: (1) verifying that the equipment, referen…

A. Performance and Design Specifications for Emissions Inspection Equipment: The Program Manager shall establish the specifications for VEGAS, which shall be used exclusively by the AIR CARE facilities authorized by the Program to perform emission inspections. The VEGAS shall hav…

A. The Program Manager is authorized, after reasonable investigation and showing of a violation of any provisions of 20.11.101 NMAC, to take disciplinary actions including monetary penalties, and/or denial, suspension, or revocation of certification to operate under the Program a…

A. Mandatory Inspections: Any person who owns a motor vehicle subject to 20.11.101 NMAC and fails to demonstrate compliance with 20.11.101 NMAC shall be issued a failing VIR and shall be refused re-registration by MVD pursuant to the Motor Vehicle Code, 66-3-7.1 NMSA (1988). B. P…

Any person seeking a certification, or annual renewal thereof, to participate in the Program as an fleet AIR CARE station, AIR CARE inspector, or AIR CARE technician shall remit to the City the fee indicated below before a certification shall be issued by the Program. A. Certifie…

20.11.101 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in the New Mexico Air Quality Act, NMSA 1978 Sections 74-2-4, 74-2-5.C: and the Joint Air Quality Board Ordinance, Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5 Section 4, Revised Ordinances of Albuquerque ROA 1994 Section 9-5-1 -4.

Permanent.

Shall become effective upon the date EPA issues notice requiring the Program to operate a centralized vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program, in which case the centralized program established in 20.11.101 NMAC will be implemented.

The objective of 20.11.101 NMAC is to provide for the control and regulation of CO and HC emissions above certain levels from motor vehicles, and anti-tampering.

In addition to the definitions in 20.11.101.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in 20.11.101 NMAC shall govern. A. "Air Care Inspection Facility" means a business operated by an Independent Cont…

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Any amendment of 20.11.101 NMAC, which is filed, with the State Records Center shall not affect actions pending for violation of a City or County ordinance, Board Regulation 40, the Procedures Manual, or 20.11.101 NMAC. Prosecution for a violation under prior regulation wording s…

Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, c/o Environmental Health Department, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Telephone: (505) 768-2600.

If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, clause, or word of 20.11.102 NMAC or any federal standards incorporated herein is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court, the decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of …

Documents incorporated and cited in 20.11.102 NMAC may be viewed at the Albuquerque environmental health department, 400 Marquette NW, Albuquerque, NM, 87102.

During the winter pollution season, oxygenated fuels shall be used in all gasoline powered motor vehicles as a wintertime air pollution control strategy for reduction of carbon monoxide emissions in Bernalillo county. A. Annual program duration and minimum oxygen content:(1) Duri…

If monitored carbon monoxide levels in Bernalillo county exceed 85 percent of the federal ambient carbon monoxide standards, then the minimum oxygen content by weight of 2.7 percent required in Paragraph (1), of Subsection A of 20.11.102.12 NMAC, will be increased to 3.0 percent …

20.11.102 NMAC is applicable to gasoline motor fuel sold retail or wholesale or supplied for use in motor vehicles in Bernalillo County except Indian lands.

20.11.102 NMAC is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, NMSA 1978 Sections 74-2-4, 74-2-5.B; the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5 Sections 4 and 5; and the Joint Air Quality Control Board O…

Permanent.

December 1, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

To provide for the use of oxygenated fuels in Bernalillo county to reduce tail pipe emissions from gasoline powered motor vehicles and to establish a contingency measure in the event that monitored carbon monoxide levels in Bernalillo county exceed 85 percent of the federal ambie…

In addition to the definitions in 20.11.102.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in 20.11.102.7 NMAC shall govern. A. "Department" means the Albuquerque environmental health department or its suc…

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Any amendment of 20.11.102 NMAC that is filed with the state records center shall not affect actions pending for violation of a city or county ordinance, or prior versions of 20.11.102 NMAC. Prosecution for a prior violation shall be governed and prosecuted under the statute, ord…

This Part is intended to provide for the control and regulation of visible air contaminant emissions from motor vehicles into the ambient air.

Albuquerque/ Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board. P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103. Telephone: (505) 768-2600.

If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word of this Part or any federal standards incorporated herein is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court, the decision shall not affect the validity of remaining provisions of this Part.

Documents incorporated and cited in this Part may be viewed at the Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, 400 Marquette NW, Albuquerque, NM.

A. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any gasoline powered highway or non-highway motor vehicle any continuous visible air contaminant emission while the vehicle is in operation for a period greater than two consecutive seconds. B. No owner shall cause to be emitted from any…

A. Complaints may be filed with the Department by any person who observes a motor vehicle emitting visible air contaminant emissions in excess of that allowed by this Part. A signed written complaint will authorize the Department to request the owner to have his/her vehicle teste…

The Department will provide a periodic report to the Board reviewing the results of the program including findings and recommendations.

This Part is applicable to all motor vehicles, as defined in this Part, shall comply with the requirements of this Part, unless otherwise exempted.

This Part is adopted pursuant to the authority provided in the New Mexico Air Quality Control Act, NMSA 1978 Sections 74-2-4, 74-2-5.C; the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Bernalillo County Ordinance 94-5 Section 4; and the Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance, Re…

Permanent.

December 1, 1995, unless a later date is cited at the end of a section.

In addition to the definitions in 20.11.103.7 NMAC the definitions in 20.11.1 NMAC apply unless there is a conflict between definitions, in which case the definition in this Part shall govern. A. "Motor Vehicle" means any vehicle, including motorcycles, powered by gasoline or die…

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