Georgia Code, Title 12, Chapter 9, Article 2 - Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance

• § 12-9-40 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Motor Vehicle Emission Inspection and Maintenance Act."
• § 12-9-41 - Legislative Findings
  With respect to the ambient air quality in this state, the General Assembly finds that: (1) Some counties of the state have ambient air...
• § 12-9-42 - Declaration of Public Policy
  It is declared to be the public policy of the State of Georgia as expressed in this article to preserve, protect, and improve air...
• § 12-9-43 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Board" means the Board of Natural Resources. (2) "Certificate of authorization" means a certificate issued by...
• § 12-9-44 - Uniformity and Scope of Application of Article
  This article shall operate uniformly throughout the state. The provisions and requirements of this article shall apply in each county or any portion of...
• § 12-9-45 - Certificate of Emission Inspection
  (a) In each county to which this article applies, there is required a valid certificate of emission inspection issued by an emission inspection station...
• § 12-9-46 - Powers and Duties of Board; Designation of Commissioner or Director As Board's Agent; Power and Duties of Director
  (a) The board shall have the following powers and duties under this article: (1) To adopt criteria to establish whether emissions of hydrocarbons, nitrogen...
• § 12-9-47 - Further Powers and Duties of Board; Designation of Department Personnel As Board's Agents
  (a) The board shall have and may exercise the following powers and duties under this article: (1) To prescribe by rule or regulation standards,...
• § 12-9-48 - Requirement of Certificate of Emission Inspection; Standards for Issuance; Inspectors, Equipment, and Procedures; Notice of Violation of Emission Standards; Reinspection After Repairs; Time Extension; Inspection Sticker; New Vehicles; Replacement Stickers
  (a) Each responsible motor vehicle subject to any requirement under Code Section 12-9-45 must receive a certificate of emission inspection once during any inspection...
• § 12-9-49 - Application to Conduct Emission Inspections; Certificate of Authorization
  (a) Any garage or other establishment which desires to conduct emission inspections shall submit to the director an application for a certificate of authorization...
• § 12-9-50 - Authority to Inspect, Monitor, or Investigate Inspection Stations
  Any duly appointed agent of the director, including without limitation any person with whom the board has contracted pursuant to paragraph (12) of subsection...
• § 12-9-51 - Emission Inspection Required for Motor Vehicle Registration; Operation Without Registration; Improper Reuse
  (a) Beginning July 1, 1992, it shall be unlawful for any county to and no county shall register any responsible motor vehicle subject to...
• § 12-9-52 - Amendment, Modification, Revocation, or Suspension of Certificate of Authorization
  The director may amend, modify, revoke, or suspend any certificate of authorization issued to an emission inspection station or any license issued to a...
• § 12-9-53 - Review of Director's Decision
  Review of a decision of the director under this article shall be in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure
• § 12-9-54 - Sale of Vehicle
  No person shall sell any motor vehicle which is intended for highway use if such vehicle is at the time of the sale a...
• § 12-9-55 - Prohibited Acts; Registration of Vehicle by County Without Proof of Inspection; Penalty; Withholding of Funding
  (a) (1) No person shall in any manner represent any place or establishment as an official emission inspection station unless such station has been...
• § 12-9-56 - Rules and Regulations
  When duly promulgated and adopted, all rules and regulations issued pursuant to this article by the board shall have the force of law.
• § 12-9-57 - Effect of Federal Clean Air Act Requirements; Repeal of Article
  This article shall remain of force and effect only so long as the federal Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401, et seq., as...

Last modified: October 14, 2016