Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-8 - Issuance of inspection station permits

(a) The director shall issue inspection station permits only to those applicant stations which have been certified by the director as meeting the standards set forth in this section.

(b) Each inspection station serving the public shall have a certified vehicle inspector scheduled to be immediately available at the station to conduct vehicle inspections for a minimum total of eight hours each day, five days a week between 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, except designated holidays.

(c) A supervisor, manager, or owner of each inspection station shall be a certified vehicle inspector.

(d) Each inspection station shall conform to the following requirements:

(1) The inspection areas shall:

(A) Have permanently constructed substantial protection from the weather;

(B) Be designated and marked as the inspection area;

(C) Be clean and orderly;

(D) Have a hard level surface, such as concrete, and be in sound condition. Wood or dirt floors shall not be acceptable; and

(E) Have a surface limited to a 2.5 per cent slope (three inches in ten feet); and

(F) Have no hazardous conditions that may injure persons or damage the vehicle;

(2) The total interior floor area and the exterior ground space, including parking areas which are used by the public, shall be free of debris, gravel or other noxious, hazardous substances;

(3) Every inspection station shall have a vehicle headlamp test area that is flat and level within the calibration limits of the headlamp aim testing equipment; and

(4) Every inspection station shall have a contract with the electronic form contractor to implement the electronic inspection form program.

(e) Every inspection station shall have the following tools and equipment available and in good working condition at the station location:

(1) One headlamp testing device, such as a mechanical aimer, optical or photoelectric aiming device, or aiming screen of a type approved by the director (SAE J599);

(2) One vehicle end lift, vehicle hoist, drive over pit, drive-on ramp or a floor jack having a minimum lift capacity of four thousand pounds along with the required jack stands to facilitate a complete view of the underside of the vehicle to be inspected and test wheel bearings; if the station has a drive over pit or drive-on ramp, it must also have a floor jack;

(3) One flashlight or work light capable of illuminating under vehicle or engine compartment inspections;

(4) A tire tread depth gauge scored in 1/32-inch increments or fifteen centimeters scored in increments of one millimeter;

(5) A tire pressure gauge marked in pounds per square inch or its metric equivalent; and

(6) A window light transmittance meter (WTM) with a margin of error no greater than plus or minus six per cent for testing sun screening devices affixed to the glazing materials of the vehicle to be inspected; provided that the items described in paragraphs (2) and (6) shall not be required for stations which limit their vehicle inspections to motorcycles and motor scooters. Private stations that are exempt by the director from testing sun screening devices shall not be required to comply with paragraph (6).

(f) Each inspection station shall obtain and maintain a current paper copy of this chapter in good legible condition for use exclusively at the inspection station.

(g) In accordance with section 286-27(b), HRS, each public inspection station shall provide proof that there is in effect a station liability insurance policy issued to the station owner or operator by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State. If a trade " dba" name is used, the registered business name must be used with it. The policy shall insure the owner or operator and any other employees authorized to inspect vehicles in the minimum amounts of $10,000 for comprehensive public liability for one person, $20,000 for one accident, and $5,000 for comprehensive property damage. This requirement shall not apply to private stations.

(h) A DSL or higher speed internet connection to accommodate the equipment that is used in the electronic inspection form program.

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Haw. Code R. § 19-133.2-8

[Eff 7/31/89; am and comp DEC 02 2005] (Auth: HRS §§ 286-18, 26, 91-21.5) (Imp: HRS §§ 286-16, 27, 291-21.5) [am and comp 8/13/2011; am and comp Nov 1, 2013; Am and Comp 9/30/2018] [Comp 9/4/2021]