Procedure for diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles which meet inspection standards at the time of roadside inspection

at the time of roadside inspection (a) A motor vehicle inspector shall issue the owner, carrier or operator of a diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle meeting the inspection standards at the termination of the inspection, an inspection report on a form approved by the commissioner indicating a pass designation. The report shall be kept in the vehicle for the entire designated period of compliance and shall be made available to any motor vehicle inspector or law enforcement officer, upon request. The period of compliance is one (1) year from the date of inspection. The motor vehicle inspector shall affix a sticker to the vehicle indicating a pass designation. The motor vehicle inspector shall record the date of inspection on the back of the sticker. (b) A pass designation shall only be provided to diesel-powered commercial motor vehicles found in compliance with the established inspection standards at the time of inspection. (c) Any diesel-powered commercial motor vehicle that has been inspected within the previous one year period, and has received a pass designation, may be exempted from inspection, unless in the opinion of the motor vehicle inspector, the vehicle's exhaust emissions appear to contain an excessive level of diesel smoke.