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h. Operating Authority Checks: Officers shall verify every carriers operating authority and <br />take appropriate action if a carrier is found to be non-compliant with federal regulations. <br />Carriers found to be non-compliant shall be placed out -of -service when required and a <br />copy of the inspection report will be faxed to the local FMCSA office. Investigators will <br />check to see if companies have an Out of Service (OOS) order in effect and if it is <br />determined a company is OOS, the vehicle will be placed OOS. Officers will utilize the <br />ISS system, Query Central and any tools available to confirm carriers operating authority, <br />jumping of OOS orders and violation history before conducting an appropriate Level of a <br />CVSA inspection. If the information is not available roadside during a CVSA inspection <br />the officer will contact the local FMCSA office to verify operating authority in order to <br />ensure appropriate action is taken. Commercial Driver Licenses are verified through the <br />National Law Enforcement Telecommunication System (NLETS) or Washington State's <br />Department of Licensing. <br />Require all Kittitas County Sheriff's Office inspectors to perform the required number of <br />commercial vehicles inspections per year in order to maintain certification. WSP <br />reserves the right to remove all related software if the required numbers of inspections <br />are not met. <br />a. Beginning January 1, 2017, CVSA updated Operations Policy 4. To maintain <br />certification to conduct North American Standard Level I through Level V <br />Inspections, an inspector shall in addition to the "General Maintenance of <br />Certification" section of Operational Policy 4, perform a minimum of 32 North <br />American Standard inspections of the inspector's highest certified level annually, <br />preferably 8 inspections per quarter for which the inspector alone takes credit. <br />b. To maintain the annual certification, the officer shall complete 32 CVSA Level 1 <br />inspections. <br />c. No CVSA Level 5 inspections will be submitted to the WSP. <br />j. Require all Kittitas County Sheriff's Office inspectors to attend refresher training provided <br />by WSP in order to maintain certification. <br />k. Provide to the WSP Program Manager named under Agreement Management quarterly <br />program evaluations within 15 days of the end of each fiscal quarter. <br />I. Any cost incurred by Kittitas County Sheriff's Office relating to conformance with this <br />Agreement, including training, retraining, testing and certifying inspectors, is the sole <br />responsibility of Kittitas County Sheriff's Office. <br />Page 5 of 8 <br />