HAR §19-142-23. Failure to qualify for certification and correction of defects

(a) When a vehicle fails to pass an inspection for certification pursuant to this chapter, the certificate of inspection shall not be signed and the authorized sticker shall not be affixed to the vehicle. (b) An incomplete certificate of inspection shall be given to the applicant after the inspection, so that the corrective repairs may be done on the vehicle. (c) If the applicant refuses to have the corrective repairs done on the date of the inspection, the applicant shall have ten days to have the deficiencies corrected and return to the station for re-inspection of the defective items without additional cost. (d) If, after corrective repair within the ten day period, the vehicle is found to qualify for certification, a certificate of the inspection shall be completed and issued by the inspector and a sticker affixed to the vehicle in accordance with this chapter. If a different inspector passes the vehicle after inspecting the defects, a new certificate of inspection shall be completed by that inspector. No additional fee shall be charged. (e) If no certificate of inspection is issued, a notation to that effect shall be made on all copies of the incomplete certificate. The white copy of the incomplete certificate shall be held by the inspection station, the blue copy shall be given to the driver, and the pink and yellow copies shall be forwarded to the department at the end of the month following the month the vehicle was rejected. (f) This section shall not constitute an authorization to operate any vehicle on the public highways without a valid certificate of inspection or with an expired certificate. [Eff OCT 29 2015 ] (Auth: HRS §§286-202, 286-209) (Imp: HRS §286-209) 142-20 2142 1