Haw. Code R. § 19-135-9 - Issuance of inspection station permits

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

(b) Each inspection station serving the public shall have a certified moped inspector scheduled to be immediately available at the station to conduct moped inspections at least four hours per day, five days per week between 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., except designated holidays.

(c) Personnel requirements: one supervisor, manager, or owner of each business operating one or more inspection stations shall be a certified moped inspector.

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

(1) The inspection area shall:

(A) Have a minimum dimension of eight feet by ten feet;

(B) Have overhead protection from the weather;

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

(D) Be clean and orderly;

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

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

(G) Have no hazardous conditions that may injure persons or damage the moped;

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

(3) Every inspection station shall have a moped headlamp test area that is flat and level; and

(4) All inspection stations serving the public shall provide an off-street parking area available for mopeds waiting to be inspected.

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

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

(2) A moped repair stand or similar device for lifting the wheels off the ground to check wheel bearings, runout and sound level;

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

(4) A tire pressure gauge marked in pounds per square inch or its metric equivalent.

(f) Each public inspection station shall provide proof that there is in effect a liability insurance policy issued to the station owner or operator by an insurance company authorized to do business in the State. The policy shall insure the owner or operator and any other employee authorized to inspect mopeds in the minimum amount of $10,000 for comprehensive public liability for one person, $20,000 for one accident, and $5,000 for comprehensive property damage.

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Haw. Code R. § 19-135-9

[Eff 9/15/1986; am and amp 1/2/2017; Am and Comp 9/30/2018 ] (Auth: HRS §§ 286-27, 291C-202) (Imp: HRS §§ 286-27, 291C-202)