304-A - Certified inspectors.

§  304-a.  Certified  inspectors.  (a)  The commissioner shall issue a  certificate  to  an  individual  authorizing  such  person  to   conduct  inspections  under  this  article. No person shall conduct an inspection  unless that person  is  a  certified  inspector.  The  commissioner  may  establish a classified system of certified inspectors.    (b)  The fee for filing such an application shall be ten dollars. Such  fee shall not be refundable. The annual  fee  for  certification  as  an  inspector  shall  be  five  dollars. A certification shall expire on any  date determined by the commissioner.    (c) The  commissioner  may,  by  regulation,  establish  standards  of  competency and fitness for certification as an inspector.    * (d)  Fees, deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid  to the commissioner for deposit to  the  transportation  safety  account  established  pursuant  to  section  ninety-one  of the state finance law  through March thirty-first, two thousand four and from April first,  two  thousand four and thereafter shall be deposited to the dedicated highway  and bridge trust fund.    * NB Effective until March 31, 2015    * (d)  Fees, deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid  to the commissioner for deposit to  the  transportation  safety  account  established pursuant to section ninety-one of the state finance law.    * NB Effective March 31, 2015