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Code · Maryland · Transportation

§ 23-109

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§23–109.
(a)An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle without having inspected its equipment.
(b)An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment without having inspected that equipment.
(c)An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle the equipment of which does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.
(d)An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment if that equipment does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.
(e)In this section, “fictitious” includes an imitation, counterfeit, or altered certificate or certification.
(f)A person may not make, issue, or knowingly use any fictitious inspection certificate or repair order certification.
(g)A person may not issue or cause or permit to be issued a repair order certification knowing it to be fictitious or issued without the equipment having been inspected for compliance with this subtitle.
(h)On suspension or revocation of its license, an inspection station shall surrender to the Division, at its request, the license and all related material issued by the Division.
(i)A person may not materially alter or change any equipment of a vehicle for which an inspection certificate or a repair order certification has been issued under this subtitle.
(j)A person may not willfully violate any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle relating to inspection procedures and inspection station requirements.
(k)A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both for each vehicle for which there is a violation.
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