1. A. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall designate official inspection stations and shall issue permits for and furnish instructions and all necessary forms to said official inspection stations for the inspection of vehicles as required and the issuance of official certificates of inspection and approval. Said permits shall be renewed annually.
2. B. Application for a permit as an official inspection station shall be made upon an official form and shall be granted only when the Commissioner of Public Safety, after appropriate inquiry and investigation, is satisfied that the station is equipped in accordance with the requirements as prescribed by the Commissioner and is convinced that the owner-operator is of good character and has competent personnel to make such inspections and adjustments and will be properly conducted. Applications for a permit for an official inspection station shall be accompanied by a fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Each annual renewal thereafter shall be Five Dollars ($5.00). Applications for a permit for an official inspection station for operators of commercial, public, or private fleets of vehicles shall be accompanied by a fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00), each annual renewal thereafter shall be Five Dollars ($5.00). The Commissioner shall refund said fee if applicant fails to qualify for a permit or renewal under this section.
3. C. Any station, facility or conversion center which converts motor vehicles to have the capability of being fueled by alternative fuels, as defined by Section 130.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, may be authorized by the Commissioner to perform inspections as provided in Chapter 70 of this title. Subject to the application requirements specified in this section, the Commissioner of Public Safety shall issue an official inspection station permit to any such station, facility or center which qualifies for a permit as an official inspection station.
4. D. The Commissioner of Public Safety shall properly supervise and cause inspections to be made of such stations and shall suspend or revoke and require the surrender of the permit issued to a station which is not properly equipped or conducted. The Commissioner shall maintain and post at the office of the Department of Public Safety lists of all stations holding permits and those stations whose permits have been revoked.
5. E. No permit shall be revoked or suspended except upon notice to the holder and after an opportunity to be heard by the Commissioner. A permit may be temporarily suspended without notice pending any investigation or hearing. Whenever any permit has been revoked, no permit shall be reissued to an applicant until after the expiration of a period of one (1) year from the date of such revocation.
6. F. Funds collected pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be remitted to the State Treasurer to be credited to the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.

Laws 1967, c. 362, § 5, eff. January 1, 1969; Amended by Laws 1969, c. 102, § 5, emerg. eff. March 28, 1969; Amended by Laws 1983, c. 286, § 29, operative July 1, 1983; Amended by Laws 1987, c. 5, § 164, emerg. eff. March 11, 1987; Amended by Laws 1993, c. 224, § 11, eff. September 1, 1993; Amended by Laws, 1994, c. 379, § 15, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 158, § 2, eff. November 1, 1998 (superseded document available ).