Section 460.400  Rates and Charges

a)         Any and all rates or charges made by the Owner of an Official Testing Station for performing a diesel emission inspection shall be 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 Official Testing Station 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.  These rates were established by the Department based on the shop rate, journeyman mechanic's hourly wage and the CDET hourly wage at Official Testing Stations in the affected areas.

1)         Annual Diesel Emission Inspection − Initial Inspection:  $30

2)         Annual Diesel Emission Inspection − Reinspection(s):  $25

d)         No Owner of a Station shall charge any rate or charge or schedule of rates or charges unless that charge has been made in accordance with this Part.