Appendix D. Mandatory Pre-Insurance Inspection 211 CMR 94.00 94.08: Standards and Procedures for Inspection 1. Pre-insurance inspections required or permitted pursuant to 211 CMR 94.00 shall be conducted by an Authorized Representative of the Insurer at a time and place reasonably convenient to the Applicant. A reasonably convenient time shall include, in addition to customary business hours, sufficient early morning, evening and weekend hours. A reasonably convenient place shall not be more than five miles from the city or town where the Private Passenger Motor Vehicle is principally garaged. The following text is effective 07/24/09 2. a. Any forms issued by the Insurer to the Applicant for presentation to the Authorized Representative shall not contain the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of the motor vehicle to be inspected. b. The inspection shall: 1. be recorded in a format mutually agreeable to the Authorized Representative and the Insurer; 2. include two color photographs of the Private Passenger Motor Vehicle, taken as directed by the Insurer; 3. include a close-up color photograph (using a special camera attachment if necessary) showing the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) located on the Environmental Protection Agency/Federal Certification Label (EPA) sticker affixed to the driver's side door jamb. The photograph shall be of sufficient clarity that the information contained on the EPA sticker and the VIN is legible. If the EPA sticker is damaged, faded, missing or otherwise not legible, a photograph of the EPA sticker or of the area of the door jamb where the sticker normally is located still is required. c. The Authorized Representative shall take additional photographs showing any damaged areas of the Private Passenger Motor Vehicle, as required by the Insurer. d. The inspection information and photographs shall be sent immediately to the Insurer which shall retain this information in the Applicant's policy record for three years from the date of the inspection, except as provided by 211 CMR 94.08(6)(c). The Authorized Representative shall also provide a receipt to the Applicant at the time of the inspection indicating that the inspection has been completed and the date upon which it has been completed. Back to Index