1. A. No permit for an official station shall be assigned or transferred or used at any location other than therein designated and every said permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the location designated.

   Upon payment of the first annual fee for an inspection permit by an approved inspection station, the Department of Public Safety shall issue to the station a uniform official inspection station sign to be posted in a conspicuous place at the inspection station. The official inspection station sign issued by the Department of Public Safety shall be the only sign used by inspection stations designating state approval.

   Approved application for a renewal permit by the Department of Public Safety shall give an inspection station the authority to continue to use the sign. Upon suspension or revocation of an inspection permit or failure to qualify for a renewal permit or refusal to make application for a renewal permit the sign shall be surrendered to the Department of Public Safety.

2. B. The person operating an official inspection station shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval upon official forms, which shall be numbered serially and furnished by the Department of Public Safety, to the owner of a vehicle upon inspecting such vehicle and determining that its equipment required under the provisions of this chapter is in good condition and proper adjustment, otherwise no certificate shall be issued. When required by the Commissioner of Public Safety, records and reports shall be made by official inspection stations on every inspection and every certificate so issued.
3. C. Each official inspection station shall examine and test the following vehicle mechanical equipment on each inspection; brakes, steering, front and rear wheel suspension, exhaust systems, wheels and tires, windshield wipers, horn or warning device, including proper adjustment of turn signals, windshield and other glass, and lighting equipment.
4. D. Each official inspection station shall check to determine if the vehicle has a current vehicle license plate or license registration decal. If the vehicle does not display a plate or decal or if the plate or decal is expired, no certificate of inspection and approval shall be issued. If the vehicle is returned to the inspecting station within thirty (30) calendar days and bears a current vehicle license plate or license registration decal, the inspecting station shall issue a certificate of inspection and approval without additional fee.
5. E. With respect to any vehicle equipped to be fueled by alternative fuels, as defined in Section 130.2 of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes, each official inspection station shall visually check, in addition to all other items required by this section, alternative fuels equipment specified in any rules the Commissioner of Public Safety may promulgate.

Added by Laws 1967, c. 362, § 6, eff. January 1, 1969; Amended by Laws 1986, c. 279, § 27, operative July 1, 1986; Amended by Laws 1994, c. 379, § 16, eff. September 1, 1994; Amended by Laws 1998, c. 158, § 3, eff. November 1, 1998 (superseded document available).