Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 177.691 - Registration Recall Committee(a)Composition. The Registration Recall Committee (Committee) of the Department will consist of a Vehicle Registration Section manager, an Emission Inspection Section manager and the Director of the Bureau or a designee.(b)Frequency of meetings of Committee. The Committee will meet on the first Monday of each month and as needed.(c)Basis of recalling registrations. The Committee will recall the vehicle registration when the following conditions are met: (1) The contractor forwards documentation to the Department that a subject vehicle has failed to pass an on-road emissions test.(2) The vehicle owner or operator of the vehicle has failed to produce within 30 days of the failure of the on-road emission test evidence that the vehicle has passed a retest or evidence of an emission test waiver.(d)Determination of the Committee. Upon a determination by the Committee that the subject vehicle had failed an on-road emission test and that the owner or operator of the subject vehicle had failed to produce evidence of a correction of the failure or a waiver, the Committee will issue a letter to the owner or operator of the subject vehicle recalling the vehicle registration until proof of passing an emission test or receiving a waiver has been submitted to the Department.(e)Appeal. An appeal from the recall of vehicle registration under this section shall be commenced consistent with Chapter 491 (relating to administrative practice and procedure).