110.20(9)(c)
(c) Specify procedures under which a vehicle may be refused inspection for safety reasons or for defects which would result in inaccurate measurement of emissions.
110.20(9)(d)
(d) Specify a period of time during which an emissions inspection must be performed for a nonexempt vehicle subject to
sub. (6) (a) 2.
110.20(9)(e)
(e) Prescribe a procedure for conducting all federally required performance audits of inspection and maintenance program operations and personnel and all enforcement against contractors required by
40 CFR 51.364.
110.20(9)(f)
(f) Establish a performance monitoring system to inform the public regarding repair efficacy.
110.20(9)(g)
(g) Prescribe a procedure for remote sensing of not less than 0.5% of nonexempt vehicles and, for such vehicles that grossly exceed applicable emission limitations, as determined by the department, notifying vehicle owners by mail that an emissions inspection must be performed under
sub. (6) (a) 4.
110.20(9)(h)
(h) Provide procedures for identifying any nonexempt vehicle subject to a recall by the manufacturer of the vehicle that is related to emissions and ensuring motorist compliance with the recall.
110.20(9)(i)
(i) Provide a procedure for detecting and preventing the fraudulent classification of any nonexempt vehicle as a vehicle that is not a nonexempt vehicle.
110.20(9)(j)
(j) Prescribe an annual frequency for inspection for any model year subset of nonexempt vehicles if the department determines annual inspection to be appropriate after additional program evaluation.
110.20(10)
(10) Reciprocity; temporary operating permit and exemptions. The department may promulgate rules which:
110.20(10)(a)
(a) Authorize the acceptance of an inspection performed in another state instead of an inspection required under this section if the inspection in the other state was performed under procedures, requirements and standards comparable to those required under this section and it satisfies the requirements of the federal act.
110.20(10)(b)
(b) Authorize the issuance of a temporary operating permit, valid for not more than 30 days, to allow time for inspection and necessary repairs and adjustments of any motor vehicle subject to inspection under
sub. (6).
110.20(10)(c)
(c) Permit a temporary exemption for nonexempt vehicles absent from an emissions inspection area.
110.20(10)(d)
(d) Authorize the issuance of a certificate of compliance for nonexempt vehicles that fail the inspection tests under
sub. (11) (a) for applicable emission limitations but complete a comprehensive physical and functional diagnostic inspection which indicates that no adjustments or repairs will bring the vehicle into compliance with applicable emissions limitations.
110.20(10m)
(10m) Reinspection. The owner of a nonexempt vehicle inspected under this section is entitled, if the inspection determines that any applicable emission limitation is exceeded, to one reinspection of the same vehicle at any inspection station within this state if the reinspection takes place within 30 days after the initial inspection or the owner presents satisfactory evidence that the repairs and adjustments which were performed on the vehicle could not have been made within 30 days of the initial inspection.
110.20(11)(a)(a) The contractor shall perform the tests required under the federal act. The tests shall include one of the approved short tests required by the federal act to determine compliance with applicable emission limitations for carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and oxides of nitrogen. The department may require the contractor to provide information on the fuel efficiency of the motor vehicle.
110.20(11)(b)
(b) The department shall require the contractor to furnish the results of the emissions inspection in writing to the person presenting the vehicle for inspection before he or she departs from the inspection station. If the inspection shows that the vehicle does not comply with one or more applicable emissions limitations, the results shall include, to the extent possible, a description of the noncompliance and the adjustments or repairs likely to be needed for compliance.
110.20(12)
(12) Repairs. Repairs or adjustments necessary to bring a vehicle into compliance with applicable emissions limitations are the responsibility of the vehicle owner and may be made by the owner or any person selected by the owner. For a nonexempt vehicle with a model year of 1981 or later, only repairs performed by automotive repair technicians, as defined by the department by rule, shall be valid for the issuance of a waiver of compliance under
sub. (13).
110.20(13)(a)(a) The department shall issue a waiver of compliance valid until the next required inspection of the vehicle under
sub. (6) if the owner presents satisfactory evidence to the department that the actual costs of repairs performed on a vehicle in accordance with an inspection report under
sub. (11) (b) exceeded the repair cost limit established under
par. (b).
110.20(13)(b)
(b) The department of natural resources shall, by rule, establish the amount of the repair cost limit to equal the amount required under
42 USC 7511a (b)
4. or (c) (3) (C).
110.20(13)(c)
(c) In determining the costs of repairs and adjustments included in the repair cost limit, the following costs shall be excluded:
110.20(13)(c)2.
2. Costs necessary to repair or replace any emissions control system or mechanism which has been removed, dismantled or rendered inoperative in violation of
s. 285.30 (6) or rules promulgated under that section.
110.20(14g)
(14g) Use of state supported revenue borrowing. The department may not use state supported revenue borrowing for the inspection and maintenance program without the approval of the joint committee on finance.
110.20(15)
(15) Penalty. Any person who violates this section or rules promulgated under this section may be required to forfeit not more than $500.
110.21
110.21
Education and training related to motor vehicle emissions. The department and its contractors under
s. 110.20 (8) shall conduct a program of public education related to the motor vehicle emission and equipment inspection and maintenance program established under
s. 110.20 (6). The program under
s. 110.20 (6) may include a pilot project of motor vehicle emissions inspections for those owners who elect to present their motor vehicles for inspection.
110.22
110.22
Repaired salvage vehicle inspector training. From the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (5) (cq), the department shall provide training on the examination of repaired salvage vehicles to inspectors or persons eligible to be authorized as inspectors by the department under
s. 342.07 (2).
110.22 History
History: 1993 a. 16.
110.99
110.99
Council on traffic law enforcement. 110.99(1)
(1) Members of the council on traffic law enforcement shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses in the performance of their duties from the appropriation under
s. 20.395 (4) (aq).
110.99(2)
(2) The council shall make recommendations to the governor for better utilization of enforcement agencies, equipment and communications; shall designate the reports to be filed with it by such agencies and shall report to the governor any proposals for changes in the law which it believes will bring about a better overall enforcement effort.
110.99(3)
(3) The council may inspect and examine the records of any enforcement agency and may call upon any enforcement officer or supervisor of any officer or group of enforcement officers for advice or information.
