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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="23-109" title_number="23" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Inspection of Used Vehicles and Warnings for Defective Equipment" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions; General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle without having inspected its equipment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>An inspection station or any of its employees may not issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment without having inspected that equipment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue an inspection certificate for a vehicle the equipment of which does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>An inspection station or any of its employees may not willfully issue a repair order certification for any specified equipment if that equipment does not meet or exceed the standards established under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In this section, “fictitious” includes an imitation, counterfeit, or altered certificate or certification.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A person may not make, issue, or knowingly use any fictitious inspection certificate or repair order certification.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A person may not issue or cause or permit to be issued a repair order certification knowing it to be fictitious or issued without the equipment having been inspected for compliance with this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>On suspension or revocation of its license, an inspection station shall surrender to the Division, at its request, the license and all related material issued by the Division.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>A person may not materially alter or change any equipment of a vehicle for which an inspection certificate or a repair order certification has been issued under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>A person may not willfully violate any rule or regulation adopted under this subtitle relating to inspection procedures and inspection station requirements.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>A person convicted of a violation of this section is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $500 or both for each vehicle for which there is a violation.</text>
  </level>
</section>
