Sec. 76-60. - Vehicle inspections generally.

(a)

No seller at retail or person driving a vehicle shall refuse to submit such vehicle to an inspection and test as required by section 76-59.

(b)

Every seller at retail, owner or driver, upon receiving a notice as provided in section 76-59, shall comply therewith and shall within five days forward the approved notice to the department of transportation. In the event of noncompliance with this subsection, the vehicle shall not be operated on any highways of this state.

(c)

Any vehicle which is found to be in such unsafe condition as to brakes, steering or other equipment as to be hazardous to permit it to be sold or driven from the place of inspection shall not be permitted to be operated under its own power, and the registration shall be immediately suspended by the department of transportation and the plates and certificates returned to the department of transportation forthwith.

(d)

In the event repair or adjustment of any vehicle or its equipment is found necessary upon inspection, the seller at retail or owner of such vehicle may obtain such repair or adjustment at any place he/she may choose, but in every event an approval shall be obtained; otherwise, the vehicle shall not be operated upon the highways of the state.

(e)

Every motorcycle, motor scooter or motor-driven cycle shall be inspected in accordance with the law of the state and shall display a certificate of inspection as is provided by laws of the state. Inspection standards for such motor vehicles shall be established by the registrar. Such inspection stations shall be specially licensed to inspect motorcycles, motor scooters and motor-driven cycles. Certificates of inspection for such vehicles shall be clearly distinguishable from those issued to other motor vehicles.

(Code 1971, §§ 22-57, 22-61)