(3) An inspection station in a county not designated as an affected county shall not inspect a designated vehicle unless the inspection station is certified by the department to perform emissions testing, or unless the motorist presenting the vehicle signs an affidavit on a form provided by the department stating the vehicle is excepted from emissions testing. The affidavit will be held by the inspection station for collection by the department.
Under the following exceptions, a vehicle registered in an affected county may receive a safety inspection at an inspection station in a non-affected county.
(A) The vehicle is not a designated vehicle because it has not and will not be primarily operated in an affected county. This exception includes the following examples.
(i) Company fleet vehicles owned by business entities registered at a central office located in an affected county but operated from branch offices and locations in non-affected counties on a permanent basis. (ii) Hunting and recreational vehicles registered to the owner in an affected area, but permanently maintained on a hunting or vacation home site in a non-affected county.
(B) The vehicle no longer qualifies as a designated vehicle because it no longer and will be no longer primarily operated in an affected county. For example, the vehicle registration indicates it is registered in an affected county, but the owner has moved, does not currently reside in, nor will primarily operate the vehicle in an affected county.