Sec.13b-99-1. Definitions

As used in sections 13b-99-1 through 13b-99-8, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following words and phrases shall mean:

(a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of motor vehicles or his authorized representative:

(b) "Department" means the Department of Motor Vehicles;

(c) "Inspect" means to view closely and critically in order to ascertain, in accordance with accepted inspection standards, if the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition and all manufactured systems, including but not limited to safety-related equipment, are intact;

(d) "Inspection procedure" means the step-by-step process for inspecting a taxicab contained in the publication of the department entitled "Taxicab Inspection Procedure" dated 8/90 as such publication may be revised and updated;

(e) "Inspection report" means the department form entitled "Public Transportation Vehicle Inspection Certification" as such form may be revised and updated and used to record the results of a taxicab inspection;

(f) "Inspection standards" includes both (1) the publication entitled "Passenger Vehicle Inspection Guidelines" as from time to time revised and updated, and insofar as the standards may be applied under field conditions using ordinary visual and manual inspection techniques; and, (2) equipment and performance standards established by any provision of Title 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended;

(g) "Inspector" means a person authorized by the commissioner of motor vehicles having powers granted in accordance with section 14-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(h) "Repair" means to restore by replacing a part or fixing what is torn, broken, or otherwise malfunctioning;

(i) "Taxicab" means a taxicab as defined in section 13b-95 of the Connecticut General Statutes which has been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity by the Connecticut Department of Transportation as provided in section 13b-97 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

(Effective July 27, 1993; Amended April 13, 2007)