Official inspection stations

(a) Pursuant to the authority granted in HRS § 286-27, the department of budget and fiscal services is designated as the department responsible for supervising the operation of official inspection stations according to standards prescribed by the State director of the department of transportation. (b) Application for such permit shall be made upon an official form and shall be granted only when the director of budget and fiscal services is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel to make such inspections and adjustments and will be properly conducted. (c) No permit for an official inspection shall be issued without the following equipment: a headlight testing machine approved by the director of budget and fiscal services, and a wheel alignment gauge or tester also approved by the director of budget and fiscal services. (d) The person operating an official inspection station shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval upon an official form to the owner of a vehicle upon inspecting such vehicle and determining that its equipment is in good working condition and proper adjustment; otherwise no certificate shall be issued. When required by the director of budget and fiscal services, a record and report shall be made of every inspection and every certificate issued therefor. (e) Pursuant to HRS § 286-28, the department of budget and fiscal services shall supervise and cause inspections to be made of official inspection stations. The department shall inspect each official inspection station at a frequency of not less than once every two months. The department shall suspend, or revoke and require the surrender of, the permit issued to a station that it finds is not properly conducting inspections. The department shall maintain and post at its office lists of all stations holding permits and, of those, those whose permits have been suspended or revoked. Proceedings involving the suspension or revocation of permits shall be governed by HRS Chapter 91. )