Section 460.400  Rates and Charges

a)         Applicants shall file with the Department a proposed schedule of rates to be charged for performing a diesel emission inspection. The proposed schedule will be approved by the Department before a permit is issued.  All rates or charges for performing a diesel emission inspection shall be filed with, and approved by the Department and shall be just and reasonable.

b)         A rate or charge is "just and reasonable" if it is the same, or nearly the same, as the prevailing rate or charge for the same or similar test made in the community where the OTS or OPETC's recordkeeping office is located.  [625 ILCS 5/13-106]

c)         The following rates or charges for an annual diesel emission inspection or reinspection have been determined by the Department to be prima facie just and reasonable rates or charges and are the maximum amounts allowed to be charged for a diesel emission inspection. 

1)         Annual Diesel Emission Inspection − Initial Inspection:  $50

2)         Annual Diesel Emission Inspection − Reinspection(s):  $50

d)         No Owner shall charge more or less than the rates filed with, and approved by the Department. [625 ILCS 5/13-106].

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 16576, effective October 29, 2024)