Section 105.53. Operation of maintenance and calibration stations

(a) Maintenance and calibration. Maintenance and calibration of electronic devices governed by this subchapter shall be provided, as necessary, upon request by local police.

(b) Hours. Stations for the maintenance and calibration of electronic devices shall be operated during a regular work week, Monday through Friday during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

(c) Personnel. A station for the maintenance and calibration of electronic devices shall employ on a full-time basis:

(1) An electrical engineer or metrologist.

(2) An associate engineer, associate metrologist or technician.

(d) Presumption of accuracy. Either the electrical engineer, associate engineer, metrologist, associate metrologist or technician shall be present at the time the test is conducted. The certification that the electronic speed-timing device has been tested and found to be accurate shall create a presumption that the requirements of this subsection have been fulfilled.

(e) Damage to or loss of device. The station for the maintenance and calibration of electronic devices is responsible for damages or losses of electronic devices while they are being serviced or calibrated.

(f) Malfunctioning devices. A malfunctioning electronic device shall be returned to the manufacturer or to a service center approved by the manufacturer and tagged with the date tested, the serial number of the device and a notation of the general condition of the device.

(g) Location. Electronic testing and repair shall take place at an approved electronic testing station, except that, upon approval of the Department, an electronic testing station may operate mobile test units of a type approved by the Department.

The provisions of this § 105.53 adopted June 23, 1978, effective June 24, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 1692; republished and compiled August 1, 1980, effective August 2, 1980, 10 Pa.B. 3199; amended August 22, 1986, effective August 23, 1986, 16 Pa.B. 3119; readopted December 4, 1987, effective December 5, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 5051; amended February 17, 1989, effective February 18, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 640. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (122758).