Section 19-142-17 - Enforcement by the department(a) The department shall suspend or revoke inspection station permits or inspector certificates and, when appropriate or required, by the issuance of citations for violations of the law. Suspensions and revocations shall be governed by this chapter.(b) Suspension of station permits and inspector certificates shall be the temporary withdrawing and withholding of safety inspection authorization from an official inspection station or a certified inspector by the department for a period of one month or until the violation is corrected.(c) A suspension shall be vacated and the station permit or inspector certificate shall be reinstated at the end of the one month period of suspension if the department determines that the violation has been corrected; otherwise, the suspension shall continue until the violation is corrected.(d) Revocation of station permits and inspector certificates shall be for a period of six months, or until the department issues a new permit or certificate, whichever is longer.(e) A revocation shall be terminated when an application for a new permit or certificate is submitted to and approved by the department but no sooner than the end of the suspended period.(f) The department shall issue citations for violations of sections 286-213 and 286-214, HRS.(g) When a citation is issued, the department shall revoke the station permit and the inspector certificate of the person charged with the citation.(h) The department shall post at its Motor Vehicle Safety Office a list of the names of inspection stations for which permits have been suspended or revoked. The station name shall remain posted for the period of suspension or revocation for a minimum of thirty days from the initial suspension or revocation.[Eff 10/29/2015] (Auth: HRS §§ 286-202, 286-209) (Imp: HRS §§ 286-211, 286-212)