Sec. 10.
(1) A person may become certified as a specialty mechanic if that person has passed an examination, developed by the administrator or developed by a private entity and adopted by the administrator, that the administrator determines is an adequate test of a person's ability to perform certain types of motor vehicle repair. The repair categories for which certification is required include the following and others that may be specified by rule:
(a) Engine repair.
(b) Automatic transmission.
(c) Manual transmission and rear axle.
(d) Front end.
(e) Brakes.
(f) Electrical systems.
(g) Heating and air conditioning.
(h) Engine tune-up.
(i) Pre-1973 motor vehicle, subject to subsection (3).
(2) A person may apply for a specialty mechanic's certificate in any or all repair categories but shall be required to pay only 1 certification fee if the person makes the applications for more than 1 category at 1 time.
(3) Within 90 days after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, the administrator shall develop or adopt an examination for specialty mechanic certification in the repair category described in subsection (1)(i) for an individual engaged, for compensation, in the repair of a motor vehicle manufactured before 1973 or the reconditioning, replacement, adjustment, or alteration of the operating condition of any component or subassembly of a motor vehicle manufactured before 1973.
(4) A person may apply for and receive a master mechanic's certificate if that person is qualified as a specialty mechanic in all categories of motor vehicle repair except that the specialty category described in subsection (1)(i) is not necessary for a master mechanic's certificate.
History: 1974, Act 300, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 366, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
Last modified: October 10, 2016