Section 304-A. Certified inspectors

(a)  The commissioner shall issue a
  certificate  to  an  individual  authorizing  such  person  to   conduct
  inspections  under  this  article. No person shall conduct an inspection
  unless that person  is  a  certified  inspector.  The  commissioner  may
  establish a classified system of certified inspectors.
    (b)  The fee for filing such an application shall be ten dollars. Such
  fee shall not be refundable. The annual  fee  for  certification  as  an
  inspector  shall  be  five  dollars. A certification shall expire on any
  date determined by the commissioner.
    (c) The  commissioner  may,  by  regulation,  establish  standards  of
  competency and fitness for certification as an inspector.
    * (d)  Fees, deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid
  to the commissioner for deposit to  the  transportation  safety  account
  established  pursuant  to  section  ninety-one  of the state finance law
  through March thirty-first, two thousand four and from April first,  two
  thousand four and thereafter shall be deposited to the dedicated highway
  and bridge trust fund.
    * NB Effective until March 31, 2015
    * (d)  Fees, deposited. Fees assessed under this section shall be paid
  to the commissioner for deposit to  the  transportation  safety  account
  established pursuant to section ninety-one of the state finance law.
    * NB Effective March 31, 2015