NAC445B.769. Duties of driver of vehicle selected for inspection; duties of inspector.

     1. The driver of any heavy-duty motor vehicle powered by a diesel engine that is selected to undergo an inspection procedure shall, upon the request of an officer or inspector:

     (a) Drive the vehicle to the inspection site.

     (b) Perform the functions required for a test procedure.

     (c) Open the door of the vehicle to enable the inspector to observe the depression of the accelerator pedal.

     (d) Permit the inspection of the vehicle’s emission control system.

     (e) If a citation is issued, sign the citation to acknowledge its receipt and sign the smoke test strip chart to acknowledge the performance of the test procedure.

     2. The driver of a heavy-duty motor vehicle powered by a gasoline engine that is selected to undergo an inspection procedure shall, upon the request of an officer or inspector:

     (a) Drive the vehicle to the inspection site.

     (b) Permit an inspection of the emission control system.

     (c) If a citation is issued, sign the citation to acknowledge its receipt.

     3. The inspector performing an inspection procedure shall:

     (a) Advise the driver that his or her refusal to submit to the inspection procedure will result in the issuance of a citation.

     (b) Issue a citation to the driver of any vehicle that fails either part of the inspection procedure or to any driver who refuses to submit to the inspection procedure.

     4. As used in this section, “inspection site” means an area, including a random roadside location, a weigh station, or a fleet facility used to conduct a test procedure on a heavy-duty motor vehicle, or an inspection of an emission control system of a heavy-duty motor vehicle, or both.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n, eff. 10-22-92; A 5-3-96, eff. 7-1-96)