• When an officer asks for proof of annual inspection, the driver must provide either a copy of the annual inspection report or point out the decal indicating the inspection was conducted.
• The officer will ask for and the driver must provide proof of annual inspection of each piece of equipment if the vehicle is a combination vehicle made up of a truck or tractor and a trailer or multiple trailers.

The final part of the driver portion of the inspection involves the officer verifying that the vehicle has a current annual inspection (called “periodic” in the regulations). If the vehicle is a combination vehicle made up of a truck or tractor and a trailer (or multiple trailers), the officer will ask for proof of annual inspection for each piece of equipment in the combination. The proof can be either:

• A copy of the annual inspection report, or
• A decal indicating when the inspection was conducted.

The driver is responsible for pointing out the decal when the officer asks for proof of annual inspection. It’s not the officer’s job to locate the decal if the carrier is using that option.

Once the report or decal is located, the officer will verify that the inspection took place within the last 12 months. When viewing the report, the officer will not write a violation until the month after the month the inspection is due. For example, if the annual inspection was due on May 2 based on the date of the last inspection, the officer will not write a violation until May 31 has passed.

If the driver cannot produce a copy of the annual inspection report or locate the decal for the officer, or if the report or decal indicates it has been more than 12 months since the last inspection, the officer will write a violation for no annual inspection.