R.C.S.A. § 14-163c-9
Inspection authority
Cite as Conn. Agencies Regs. § 14-163c-9
(a) A person having inspection authority means any motor vehicle inspector appointed by
the commissioner in accordance with section 14-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes,
or any state or municipal police officer who has satisfactorily completed eighty (80)
hours of on-the-job training and a course of instruction as prescribed by the United
States Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration,
in federal motor carrier safety regulations, North American safety inspection procedures
and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s “North American Standard Out-of-Service
Criteria.” As used in sections 14-163c-1 through 14-163c-12 of the Regulations of
Connecticut State Agencies, inspection authority means authorization to enter upon
and perform inspections of motor carriers' vehicles in operation, to record the results
of such inspections, to issue infractions for those parts specified in section 14-163c-1
of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, and to declare a motor vehicle or
its operator "Out of Service".
(b) A person having inspection authority as defined in subsection (a) of this section
may enter upon and inspect the lands, buildings and equipment of persons subject to
the provisions of section 14-163c-1 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies,
in accordance with law, to determine compliance with the provisions of 49 CFR Parts
100 to 199, inclusive, and 49 CFR Parts 382 to 397, inclusive, as amended from time
to time. Such persons subject to the provisions of section 14-163c-1of the Regulations
of Connecticut State Agencies, including motor carriers, may be required by the commissioner
to submit for inspection and copying their accounts, books, records, memoranda, correspondence
and other documents that relate to the requirements and standards of such section,
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, the Hazardous Material Regulations and
other applicable Connecticut General Statutes.
(c) In order to maintain inspection authority, motor vehicle inspectors shall annually
receive in-service training in current federal motor carrier safety regulations, safety
inspection procedures and out-of-service criteria. The type and extent of such training
shall be as determined by the commissioner.