GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1999 



1 vehicle that violates standards for the model year of the vehicle 



2 set by the Environmental Management Commission. When an 



3 emissions inspection is performed on a vehicle, a safety 



4 inspection must be performed on the vehicle as well. When an 



5 emissions inspection is performed on a vehicle, a safety 



6 inspection must be performed on the vehicle as well. 



7 (bl) Emissions. — An emissions inspection of a motor vehicle 



8 consists of an analysis of data provided by the on-board 



9 diagnostic (OBD) equipment installed by the vehicle manufacturer 



10 to identify any deterioration or malfunction in the operation of 



1 1 the vehicle that would cause an increase in the emission of 



12 pollutants by the vehicle that violates standards for the model 



13 year of the vehicle set by the Environmental Management 



14 Commission. When an emissions inspection is performed on a 



15 vehicle, a safety inspection must be performed on the vehicle as 



16 well. 



17 (c) Reinspection After Failure. — The scope of a reinspection 



18 of a vehicle that has been repaired after failing an inspection 



19 is the same as the original inspection unless the vehicle is 



20 presented for reinspection within 30 days of failing the original 



21 inspection. If the vehicle is presented for reinspection within 



22 this time limit and the inspection the vehicle failed was a 



23 safety inspection, the reinspection is limited to an inspection 



24 of the equipment that failed the original inspection. If the 



25 vehicle is presented for reinspection within this time limit and 



26 the inspection the vehicle failed was an emissions inspection, 



27 the reinspection is limited to the portion of the inspection the 



28 vehicle failed and any other portion of the inspection that would 



29 be affected by repairs made to correct the failure." 



30 Section 11. Effective 1 January 2006, G.S. 



31 20-182 . 2 (b) ( 3 ) reads as rewritten: 



32 "(3) Exc e pt as providod in C . S . 30 - 183 . 3(b), — i* It is a 



33 1996 or later model." 



34 Section 12. Effective 1 January 2006, G.S. 20-183. 3(b) 



35 is repealed. 



36 Section 13. Effective 1 July 2002, G.S. 20-183.5 reads 



37 as rewritten: 



38 "(a) Requirements. — The Division may issue a waiver for a 



39 vehicle that meets all of the following requirements: 



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