75 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 47 - Inspection Of Vehicles

• Chapter Notes

Subchapter A.  Inspection Requirements

• Section 4701 - Duty To Comply With Inspection Laws
  No owner or driver shall refuse to submit a vehicle or a mass transit vehicle to any inspection and test that is authorized or...
• Section 4702 - Requirement For Periodic Inspection Of Vehicles
  (a) Annual safety inspection.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the department shall establish a system of annual safety inspection of vehicles, including emergency vehicles,...
• Section 4702.1 - Limited Liability Of Inspection Station Or Mechanic
  (a) General rule.--An inspection conducted pursuant to section 4702(a) (relating to annual inspection) or 1165.1 (relating to inspection of reconstructed, modified and specially constructed...
• Section 4703 - Operation Of Vehicle Without Official Certificate Of Inspection
  (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, no motor vehicle required to bear current registration plates issued by this Commonwealth and no...
• Section 4704 - Inspection By Police Or Commonwealth Personnel
  (a) Authority to inspect.-- (1) Inspection in conjunction with vehicle weighing.-- (i) Any Pennsylvania State Police officer or qualified Commonwealth employee engaged in weighing...
• Section 4705 - Inspection Of Vehicles For Transportation Of School Children
  (a) State Police inspection.--The owner of every school bus shall, in addition to any other inspection required by this chapter, submit the vehicle to...
• Section 4706 - Prohibition On Expenditures For Emission Inspection Program
  (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), neither the department nor any other department or agency of the executive branch of State government...
• Section 4706.1 - Centralized Emission Inspection Litigation Settlement (Expired)
  § 4706.1. Centralized emission inspection litigation settlement (Expired). 1998 Expiration. Section 4706.1 expired December 31, 1998. See Act 72 of 1995.
• Section 4707 - Consumer Protection
  The Secretary of Transportation and the Commissioner of State Police shall create a consumer protection program for the purpose of monitoring the vehicle emission...
• Section 4708 - Inspection Of Motorcycles
  An annual system of inspections in accordance with section 4702 (relating to requirement for periodic inspection of vehicles) shall be established for motorcycles according...
• Section 4709 - Low-emissions Vehicle Commission
  (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a Low-Emissions Vehicle Commission which shall consist of 13 members. The Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Environmental Resources...
• Section 4710 - Vehicle Emission System Inspection Program Advisory Committee
  (a) Appointment, composition, etc.--A Vehicle Emission System Inspection Program Advisory Committee shall be appointed by the Governor no later than 15 days after the...

Subchapter B.  Official Inspection Stations

• Section 4721 - Appointment Of Official Inspection Stations
  For the purpose of establishing a system of official inspection stations, the department shall issue certificates of appointment to privately owned facilities within this...
• Section 4722 - Certificate Of Appointment
  (a) Application and issuance.--Application for a certificate of appointment shall be made upon an official form. The certificate of appointment shall be issued only...
• Section 4723 - Certificate Of Appointment For Inspecting Fleet Vehicles
  The department may issue a certificate of appointment under the provisions of this chapter to any person who owns or leases 15 or more...
• Section 4723.1 - Certificate Of Appointment For Enhanced Vehicle Safety Inspection For Reconstructed Vehicle, Modified Or Specially Constructed Inspection Stations
  The department shall issue a certificate of appointment for enhanced vehicle safety inspection for reconstructed vehicle, modified or specially constructed inspection stations. (Dec. 1,...
• Section 4724 - Suspension Of Certificates Of Appointment
  (a) General rule.--The department shall supervise and inspect official inspection stations and may suspend the certificate of appointment issued to a station which it...
• Section 4725 - Use Of Certificate Of Appointment At Official Inspection Stations
  (a) General rule.--No person shall in any manner represent any place as an official inspection station unless the station is operating under a valid...
• Section 4726 - Certification Of Mechanics
  (a) General rule.--No mechanic shall conduct motor vehicle inspections or mass transit vehicle inspections at an official inspection station unless certified as to training,...
• Section 4727 - Issuance Of Certificate Of Inspection
  (a) Requirements prior to inspection.--No vehicle, except a vehicle held by a dealer or manufacturer for which titling is not required or a mass...
• Section 4728 - Display Of Certificate Of Inspection
  The appropriate certificate of inspection shall be affixed to the vehicle or mass transit vehicle as specified in regulations adopted by the department. (June...
• Section 4729 - Removal Of Certificate Of Inspection
  No certificate of inspection shall be removed from a vehicle or a mass transit vehicle for which the certificate was issued except to replace...
• Section 4730 - Violations Of Use Of Certificate Of Inspection
  (a) General rule.--No person shall: (1) make, issue, transfer or possess any imitation or counterfeit of an official certificate of inspection; or (2) display...
• Section 4731 - Records Of Inspections And Certificates Issued
  A record shall be made of every inspection and every certificate issued and the record shall be forwarded to the department in the manner...
• Section 4732 - Inspection Advisory Board
  (a) Membership.--There shall be an Inspection Advisory Board consisting of 11 members appointed by the secretary. The board shall be composed of an authorized...
• Section 4733 - Prohibited Provision
  (a) General rule.--It shall be unlawful for any agreement to contain a provision requiring the operation of a retail motor vehicle fuel station during...

Last modified: October 8, 2016