NAC445B.497. Requirements for renewal of license.

     1. If an approved inspector wishes to renew his or her license, he or she must, within the 3 months before its expiration and before it is reissued, successfully:

     (a) Complete a course for the renewal of the license which is approved or developed and conducted by the Department for the particular class and rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to renew; and

     (b) Complete a written test, with a score of at least 80 percent, which is approved or prepared by the Department for the particular class and rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to renew. Before the holder of a license as a class 2 approved inspector may take a test for the renewal of that class of license, he or she must submit to the Department proof that he or she has, after the initial issuance or last renewal of his or her license, whichever occurred last, successfully completed a course that includes updates on the latest technology available regarding the diagnosis, repair and servicing of devices for the control of exhaust emissions which was conducted or approved by the Department for the rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to renew.

     2. An approved inspector who fails to attain a score of 80 percent on the written examination required by subsection 1 for the renewal of a license as:

     (a) A class 1 approved inspector may not take the examination again within 7 calendar days after the date of the first examination. If an approved inspector fails two or more consecutive written examinations for the renewal of a license as a class 1 approved inspector, he or she must submit proof to the Department that he or she has, after failing the examinations, successfully completed an additional course conducted or approved by the Department before he or she may retake the examination.

     (b) A class 2 approved inspector must, before he or she may retake the examination, submit proof to the Department that he or she has, after his or her failure of that examination, successfully completed a course regarding diagnosis, repair and servicing of devices for the control of exhaust emissions which was conducted or approved by the Department for the rating or ratings the approved inspector is attempting to renew.

     3. If the license of an approved inspector remains inactive, revoked or in expired status for 1 year or longer, the approved inspector shall be deemed to be a new applicant and must again comply with all applicable requirements concerning training and examinations.

     (Added to NAC by Environmental Comm’n & Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 11-23-87, eff. 1-1-88; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. & Pub. Safety, 12-28-89; 8-19-94; 9-13-95; A by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R066-05, 2-23-2006)