N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 304: Inspection and certificates of inspection

§ 304. Inspection and certificates of inspection. (a) No certificate

or certificates of inspection shall be issued by an official inspection

station until the mechanisms and other equipment, as specified in

section three hundred one (c) of this chapter, of the motor vehicle

inspected are in proper and safe condition and comply with the rules and

regulations of the commissioner and with the laws of this state and the

emissions of such motor vehicle conform with subdivision (d) of section

three hundred one of this article and regulations promulgated pursuant

thereto at the time the certificate is issued.

(b) If such inspection discloses the necessity for adjustments,

corrections or repairs the owner shall be so notified and shall have

such adjustments, corrections or repairs made within a period of thirty

days. If such inspection discloses improper tire pressure, the owner

shall be so notified and may have such adjustments, corrections or

repairs made as authorized by this subdivision. The commissioner shall

establish procedures for reporting the results of such inspections and

for notifying the owners. The owner may have such adjustments,

corrections and repairs made in any way and by any person provided that

such repairs are made in a manner consistent with federal law and

regulations.

(c) The commissioner shall issue certificates of inspection to

official inspection stations. Such certificates of inspection shall be

serially numbered and shall bear such information as the commissioner

may require, and shall include a notice that any complaint against an

official inspection station for inadequate inspection or for making

excessive or unreasonable repairs, may be made in writing to the

department of motor vehicles at Albany, New York. Each certificate shall

be valid until the end of the inspection period during which the motor

vehicle must again be inspected, as determined by the rules and

regulations of the commissioner, or until the end of the repair period

designated under section three hundred four (b), whichever occurs first.