Title 75, VEHICLES

(a) Authority to inspect.-- (1) Inspection in conjunction with vehicle weighing.-- (i) Any Pennsylvania State Police officer or qualified Commonwealth employee engaged in weighing vehicles as provided in Ch. 49 Subch. E (relating to measuring and adjusting vehicle size and weight…

(a) State Police inspection.--The owner of every school bus shall, in addition to any other inspection required by this chapter, submit the vehicle to the Pennsylvania State Police annually prior to operating the vehicle for the transportation of school children during the school…

(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), neither the department nor any other department or agency of the executive branch of State government shall expend any public funds for the establishment and administration of any system for the periodic inspection of emiss…

1998 Expiration. Section 4706.1 expired December 31, 1998. See Act 72 of 1995.

The Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of State Police shall create a consumer protection program for the purpose of monitoring the vehicle emission inspection and the vehicle safety inspection programs for inspection station performance and to assure protection aga…

A motorcycle shall be inspected annually and shall receive a safety inspection sticker valid for one year from the expiration of the safety inspection sticker which is about to expire. A safety inspection sticker for a motorcycle may not be issued for more than 15 months from the…

(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Low-Emissions Vehicle Commission which shall consist of 13 members. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Environmental Resources and the Secretary of Transportation shall be members. Six members shall be appointed by the Go…

(a) Appointment, composition, etc.--A Vehicle Emission System Inspection Program Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Governor no later than 15 days after the effective date of this section and shall have its first meeting no later than 30 days after the effective date of…

For the purpose of establishing a system of official inspection stations, the department shall issue certificates of appointment to privately owned facilities within this Commonwealth that comply with the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the department. The…

(a) Application and issuance.--Application for a certificate of appointment shall be made upon an official form. The certificate of appointment shall be issued only when the department is satisfied that the station is equipped properly and has competent personnel to make inspecti…

The department may issue a certificate of appointment under the provisions of this chapter to any person who owns or leases 15 or more vehicles or mass transit vehicles and who meets the requirements of this chapter and regulations adopted by the department. The certificate of ap…

The department shall issue a certificate of appointment for enhanced vehicle safety inspection for reconstructed vehicle, modified or specially constructed inspection stations. (Dec. 1, 2004, P.L.1767, No.228, eff. Jan. 1, 2007) 2004 Amendment. Act 228 added section 4723.1.

(a) General rule.--The department shall supervise and inspect official inspection stations and may suspend the certificate of appointment issued to a station or may impose a monetary penalty or may issue a warning against the station which it finds is not properly equipped or con…

(a) General rule.--No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless the station is operating under a valid certificate of appointment issued by the department. (b) Transfer, use and posting.--No certificate of appointment for any official…

(a) General rule.--No mechanic shall conduct motor vehicle inspections or mass transit vehicle inspections at an official inspection station unless certified as to training, qualifications and competence by the department or the department's designate according to department regu…

(a) Requirements prior to inspection.--No vehicle, except a vehicle held by a dealer or manufacturer for which titling is not required or a mass transit vehicle for which titling is not required, shall be inspected unless it is duly registered or titled in this Commonwealth or in…

The appropriate certificate of inspection shall be affixed to the vehicle or mass transit vehicle as specified in regulations adopted by the department. (June 18, 1980, P.L.223, No.67, eff. imd.)

No certificate of inspection shall be removed from a vehicle or a mass transit vehicle for which the certificate was issued except to replace it with a new certificate of inspection issued in accordance with the provisions of this chapter or as follows: (1) The police officer may…

(a) General rule.--No person shall: (1) make, issue, transfer or possess any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection; or (2) display or cause to be displayed on any vehicle or mass transit vehicle or have in possession any certificate of inspection knowi…

A record shall be made of every inspection and every certificate issued and the record shall be forwarded to the department in the manner and at the time the department shall specify by regulation. An official inspection station and its records shall be open for inspection by any…

(a) Membership.--There shall be an Inspection Advisory Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the secretary. The board shall be composed of an authorized representative of the department and of the Pennsylvania State Police and representatives of the automotive industry and …

(a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful for any agreement to contain a provision requiring the operation of a retail motor vehicle fuel station during those hours that are proven by a retail motor vehicle fuel station owner or operator to be unprofitable to such owner or operator…