House Bill 764

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 63-13-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE CERTIFICATES OF INSPECTION AND APPROVAL UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION LAW TO DISPLAY THE MONTH AFTER WHICH THE CERTIFICATE WILL EXPIRE SO THAT THE MONTH IS VISIBLE FROM BOTH THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. Section 63-13-15, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

63-13-15. (1) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall annually issue permits for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to official inspection stations for the inspection of vehicles as required by this chapter in the issuance of official certificates of inspection and approval. The certificate of inspection and approval that must be placed on the windshield of the vehicle or placed such that it is visible from the outside according to Section 63-13-7(1) must display the month after which the certificate will expire so that it is visible both from the outside and the inside of the vehicle, or a separate certificate displaying that month so that it is visible from the inside also must be furnished.

(2) Application for permit shall be made on an official form and shall be granted only when the Commissioner of Public Safety is satisfied that the station is properly equipped and has competent personnel to make such inspections and that such inspections will be properly conducted. A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) shall be charged any person or facility seeking a permit as an official inspection station, or a renewal thereof, for the purpose of defraying the cost of administering the processing of the application.

(3) The person making the actual inspection for the station or under whose immediate personal supervision such inspection is made shall have not less than one (1) year's practical experience as an automotive mechanic. No person shall be designated by such station to make such inspections for it unless the person has been approved for that purpose by the Department of Public Safety.

(4) The Commissioner of Public Safety shall properly supervise and cause inspections to be made of such stations and may, after reasonable notice, suspend or revoke and require the surrender of the permit issued to a station which he finds is not properly equipped or conducted. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall maintain and post at the Office of the Department of Public Safety lists of all stations holding permits and of those whose permits have been suspended or revoked.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2012.