N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.100.18 - VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT

A. Vehicle inspection reports (VIRs) shall only be purchased at program headquarters. Unused VIRs shall not be exchanged, sold or given by any person to any other person. All unused VIRs shall be turned in to the headquarters for credit or a refund, as the program manager determines is appropriate.

B. A pass VIR shall be issued to each motorist whose vehicle has undergone inspection and passed all criteria regarding on-board diagnostics, exhaust emissions, anti-tampering, pressurized gas cap and visible emissions as applicable. A fail VIR shall be issued to each motorist whose vehicle has undergone inspection and failed on-board diagnostics or any of the criteria regarding exhaust emissions, anti-tampering, pressurized gas cap and visible emissions as applicable. Vehicles that have failed any portion of an inspection and have been subsequently repaired and adjusted and passed a reinspection shall be issued a pass VIR. Pass VIRs shall be presented to the MVD upon re-registration of the vehicle.

C. VIRs may not be defaced by stamping information on, or affixing stickers to, the front or back of the VIR except in the delineated area designated by the VPMD program manager. Any air care inspector or air care station found to be defacing VIRs may be subject to an enforcement action pursuant to 20.11.100.36 NMAC and penalties pursuant to 20.11.100.33 NMAC.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 20.11.100.18

5/20/88. . .11/13/91, 9/23/94, 12/1/95, 8/1/97; 20.11.100.18 NMAC - Rn, 20 NMAC 11.100.II.7, 10/1/02; A, 5/1/04; 20.11.100.18 NMAC - Rn & A, 20.11.100.15 NMAC, 1/1/12