Section 257.121. Motor vehicle repair facility registration; applicant; description of facility; effective and expiration dates; renewal; operation after expiration date.

(1) An applicant for registration as a motor vehicle repair facility shall submit to the administrator a description of the facility to be registered which shall include, in addition to other information required by the act or these rules, all of the following information:

(a)  The type of service business operated.

(b)   The type of repairs performed.

(c)   The type of vehicles serviced.

(d)   The number of mechanics employed in the performance of motor vehicle repairs.

(e)   The range of gross revenue obtained from the performance of motor vehicle repairs, including parts and goods sold in conjunction with motor vehicle repairs, for the most recent federal income tax year.

(f)  The size of the facility in terms of the number of square feet devoted to the performance of motor vehicle repairs.

(2)   A motor vehicle repair facility registration shall take effect on the date it is approved by the administrator and shall expire 1 year from that date, except that an original registration issued prior to  October 1,

1976, shall expire on September 30, 1977,  and  an  original  registration issued after October 1, 1976, to a business operating as a motor vehicle repair facility on or prior to October 1, 1976, shall be deemed  to   be effective as of October 1, 1976, and shall expire on September 30, 1977. A motor vehicle repair facility registration shall be renewed annually, and a motor vehicle repair facility shall file application for renewal with the administrator not later than 30 days prior to  the   expiration  of  its registration.

(3)   A motor vehicle repair facility may continue to operate after the expiration date, pending approval of the renewal  application,   if  the renewal application has been received by the administrator on or before the expiration date. If a renewal application  is  filed  after  the expiration date, the facility may  operate  from  the  day on which the application is received by the administrator, pending approval of  the renewal application. A renewal fee of 1-1/2 times the normal renewal fee shall be imposed if the application is received by the administrator after the expiration date.

History: 1979 AC.