Section 580. Certified emissions repair technician responsibilities

A. No person shall represent himself as a certified emissions repair technician without holding a valid certification issued by the director.

B. Certification documents shall be available on the premises where the emissions repair technician is performing emissions related repairs and available to department personnel upon request.

C. Emissions repair technicians shall keep their current mailing address and place of employment on file with the department.

D. Certified emissions repair technicians shall properly complete and sign forms, including but not limited to the repair section of the vehicle emissions inspection report, indicating the diagnosis or reason for failure of the emissions inspection, the type of emissions related repair work performed, the itemized and total cost of such repairs, and provide other data the department requires for consideration of emissions inspection waiver requests. The technician shall sign only repair data forms for repairs that were performed or supervised by the technician while on duty at the repair facility.

E. All emissions repair technicians shall cooperate with the department during the conduct of audits, investigations and complaint resolution.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 13, Issue 05, eff. January 24, 1997; amended, Virginia Register Volume 18, Issue 20, eff. October 1, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§ 46.2-1180 of the Code of Virginia.