NAC445B.7015. Annual and additional inspections.

     1. The Department will conduct:

     (a) Annual inspections of test stations; and

     (b) Inspections of the performance of approved inspectors.

     2. In addition to the annual inspections of test stations required pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1, the Department may determine that additional inspections of test stations are necessary based on the following factors:

     (a) Rates of failure of motor vehicles on exhaust emissions tests administered at a test station or by an approved inspector that the Department determines to be abnormal when compared to the overall rates of failure of motor vehicles on exhaust emissions tests administered at all test stations and by all approved inspectors;

     (b) Complaints received against test stations and approved inspectors;

     (c) Violations of NRS 445B.700 to 445B.845, inclusive, or 40 C.F.R. Part 51 discovered by the Department during prior inspections conducted pursuant to subsection 1 or prior inspections or audits conducted pursuant to NAC 445B.472; and

     (d) Any data on the state electronic data transmission system relating to a test station or approved inspector that the Department determines is questionable.

     (Added to NAC by Dep’t of Motor Veh. by R003-04, eff. 2-3-2005)