1999 Minnesota Statutes

     116.63 Prohibited acts. 

    Subdivision 1.    Wrongful certification.  No person may 
 issue a certificate of compliance for a motor vehicle that has 
 not been inspected in accordance with or is not in compliance 
 with the rules of the agency. 

    Subd. 2.    Referral for parts or repair.  An employee, 
 owner, or operator of a public inspection station may not 
 furnish information, except information provided by the state, 
 about the name or other description of a parts or repair 
 facility or other place where parts, repairs, or adjustments may 
 be obtained to bring a motor vehicle into compliance with the 
 rules of the agency. 

    Subd. 3.    Alteration.  A person may not materially 
 alter or change any equipment or mechanism of a motor vehicle 
 that has been certified to comply with the rules of the agency, 
 so that the motor vehicle is no longer in compliance with those 
 rules. 

    Subd. 4.    False repair costs.  A person may not 
 provide false information to a public inspection station or the 
 agency about actual repair costs or repairs needed to bring a 
 motor vehicle into compliance with the standards of the agency.  
 A person may not claim an amount spent for repair if the repairs 
 were not made or the amount not spent.  

    HIST: 1988 c 661 s 4; 1999 c 178 s 8 

*   NOTE:  This section is repealed by Laws 1999, chapter 178, 
*section 10, paragraph (a), effective March 1, 2000.  Laws 1999, 
*chapter 178, section 11.