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310 CMR 60.02: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL FOR MOBILE SOURCES
(22) Repair Technician Registration effective beginning October 1, 2008.
This subsection is effective beginning October 1, 2008.
(a) To become a registered repair technician, an applicant shall complete any Department-required repair
technician training, and meet at least one of the following requirements:
1. be ASE L-1 certified;
2. have equivalent certification from a motor vehicle or engine manufacturer, as determined by the
Department or its designee (registered repair technicians qualifying under this provision would be
registered repair technicians only for the motor vehicle or engine manufacturer’s vehicles to which the
equivalent certification applies), and be employed by a dealership for that manufacturer or by a repair
facility recognized or authorized by the engine manufacturer; or
3. have equivalent certification from another certification organization, as determined by the Department
or its designee.
(b) To become a registered repair technician, specializing in the repair of diesel vehicles, an applicant shall
complete the Department-approved repair technician training module and meet at least one of the following
requirements:
1. be ASE L-2 certified; or
2. have equivalent certification from a motor vehicle or engine manufacturer, as determined by the
Department or its designee (registered repair technicians qualifying under this provision would be
registered repair technicians only for the motor vehicle or engine manufacturer’s vehicles to which the
equivalent certification applies), and be employed by a dealership for that manufacturer or by a repair
facility recognized or authorized by the engine manufacturer; or
3. have equivalent certification from another certification organization, as determined by the Department
or its designee.
(c) The Department may remove a registered repair technician’s registration if:
1. any requirement for qualification as a registered repairer is not met or maintained;
2. the registered repair technician provides false documentation to the Department or its designee, the
Registry, or a motorist, of repairs performed on a vehicle;
3. the registered repair technician provides false documentation to the Department or its designee, the
Registry, or the motorist, of the cost of repairs performed on a vehicle; or
4. the Department, the Registry, or any state or federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction
determines that the registered repairer has performed or been a party to fraudulent or deceptive
business practices, including, but not limited to: charging motorists for repairs not performed; or,
recommending or performing repairs unrelated to the cause of an emissions inspection failure and
representing those repairs as related to the cause of an emissions inspection failure, or has violated any
laws, rules, regulations, or other requirements or orders related to the protection of the environment.
(d) Any automotive repair facility listed by the Department as employing a registered repair technician may be
removed from the Department’s list of such automotive repair facilities if:
1. the listed automotive repair facility no longer employs a registered repair technician.
2. the listed automotive repair facility provides false documentation to the Department or its designee, the
Registry, or a motorist of repairs performed on a vehicle;
3. the listed automotive repair facility provides false documentation to the Department or its designee, the
Registry, or the motorist of the cost of repairs performed on a vehicle; or
4. the Department, the Registry, or any state or federal agency or court of competent jurisdiction
determines that any owner, operator, or employee of the listed automotive repair facility, while in the
exercise of his or her responsibilities or duties related to the automotive repair facility, has performed
or been a party to fraudulent or deceptive business practices, including, but not limited to, charging
motorists for repairs not performed, recommending or performing repairs unrelated to the cause of an
emissions inspection failure and representing those repairs as related to the cause of an emissions
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