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Assembly approves signage requirement telling customers limousines must be inspected by DOT, not DMV inspection stations
Summary
A bill passed requiring DMV inspection stations to display signage that they are not authorized to inspect limousines and directing customers to Department of Transportation inspections; critics argued current systems already prevent improper inspections.
The Assembly passed legislation that would require Department of Motor Vehicles inspection stations to display signs notifying customers that the station is not authorized to inspect limousines and to direct limousine owners to the Department of Transportation for those inspections.
Sponsor Assemblymember Pollan said the change clarifies the inspection pathway for limousines and reduces confusion for vehicle owners. Opponents argued current DMV and DOT computer systems already flag unauthorized inspections and that the statute duplicates systems in place; one critic described the bill as unnecessary and said it had previously failed to pass the Senate and to be signed by the governor.
The bill passed on the floor after debate. Implementation details and the rulemaking process were not specified in the floor debate.
