67 Pa. Code § 177.425 - Security
(a)
Unlawful possession. A person may not knowingly possess
certificates of emission inspection which have been illegally purchased, stolen
or counterfeited.
(b)
Not
transferable. Emission inspection stickers are not transferable. They
shall only be affixed to the subject vehicle as recorded on the Exhaust
Emission Analyzer and the Vehicle Emission Inspection Report sheet or other
approved recording medium.
(c)
Removal. Certificates of emission inspection may not be
removed from a vehicle for which the certificate was issued except to replace
it with a new certificate of emission inspection issued under this chapter.
This prohibition is not applicable to expired certificates of emission
inspection on vehicles registered outside the designated areas. These expired
certificates of emission inspection shall be removed only by a certified
emission or safety inspector.
(1) A person
replacing a windshield in a manner which requires removal of a certificate of
emission inspection shall, at the option of the registrant of the vehicle, cut
out the portion of the windshield containing the emission certificate and
deliver it to the registrant of the vehicle or destroy the emission
certificate. The vehicle may be driven up to 5 days if it displays the portion
of the old windshield containing the emission certificate. Within the 5-day
period an appropriate official emission inspection station may affix to the
vehicle another certificate of emission inspection for the same period without
reinspecting the vehicle in exchange for the portion of the old windshield
containing the certificate of emission inspection. A labor fee of no more than
$2 and the cost of the dial-up to the VIID may be charged for the exchanged
certificate of emission inspection. The replacement may be made at any time
prior to the expiration of the certificate of emission inspection.
(i) The portion of the windshield containing
the certificate of emission inspection may be retained for audit by the quality
assurance officer.
(ii) The
replacement certificate of emission inspection shall be recorded on the
appropriate record, either hard copy or VIID, showing all information except
inspection items.
(iii) Replacement
shall be marked on the reverse side of the replacement certificate of emission
inspection.
(2) A
certificate of emission inspection may not be removed from a vehicle until a
complete inspection has been made.
(3) Only one current, valid certificate of
emission inspection shall be visible on a vehicle. The old certificate of
emission inspection shall be removed and completely destroyed before a new
sticker can be affixed after an inspection and approval.
(d)
Lock and key. Emission
inspection stickers shall be kept under lock and key in a safe place. The
station owner shall be solely responsible for their safety and shall account
for all emission certificates of inspection issued to the station.
(e)
Unused. Unused
certificates of emission inspection for an expired period shall be retained by
the emission inspection station until audited by the quality assurance officer.
After an audit is completed, the quality assurance officer shall destroy
them.
(f)
Issuance of
emission certificates of inspection. Certificates of emission
inspection will not be issued by the Bureau to anyone that has not been listed
on an executed Authorized Agents for Receiving Stickers Form.
(g)
Authorized agents for receiving
stickers. The Authorized Agents for Receiving Stickers Form shall be
completed upon receipt as instructed on the back side of the form and submitted
within 1 day of receipt to the Vehicle Inspection Division whenever:
(1) An employee, whose signature appears on
the form, is no longer employed by the station.
(2) The card is defaced, torn or
illegible.
(3) An authorized agent
is to be added.
Notes
This section cited in 67 Pa. Code § 177.431 (relating to quality assurance).
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