§ 143‑215.107A.  Motor vehicle emissions testing and maintenance program.

(a) General Provisions. –

(1) G.S. 143‑215.107(a)(6) shall be implemented as provided in this section.

(2) Motor vehicle emissions inspections shall be performed by a person who holds an emissions inspection mechanic license issued as provided in G.S. 20‑183.4A(c) at a station that holds an emissions inspection station license issued under G.S. 20‑183.4A(a) or at a place of business that holds an emissions self‑inspector license issued as provided in G.S. 20‑183.4A(d). Motor vehicle emissions inspections may be performed by a decentralized network of test‑and‑repair stations as described in 40 Code of Federal Regulations § 51.353 (1 July 1998 Edition). The Commission may not require that motor vehicle emissions inspections be performed by a network of centralized or decentralized test‑only stations.

(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2000‑134, s. 2, effective July 14, 2000.

(c) Counties Covered. – Motor vehicle emissions inspections shall be performed in the following counties: Alamance, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Randolph, Rowan, Union, and Wake.

(d) Repealed by Session Laws 2012‑200, s. 12(a), effective August 1, 2012. (1999‑328, ss. 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8; 2000‑134, ss. 2, 3; 2004‑203, s. 5(l); 2012‑200, s. 12(a); 2017‑10, s. 3.5(a); 2020‑5, s. 1.)