Contact:	Caroline Fuller (202) 543-1440 c.fuller@att.net
For Release:	Immediate News Bulletin PR-45 Dec. 14, 2006

Missouri Bill Would Repeal Auto Safety Inspections

ASA Asks Repairers to Contact Legislature to Oppose S. 17

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 14, 2006 - Missouri state Sen. Charlie Shields, R-District 34, has introduced legislation, S. 17, to abolish the state's motor vehicle safety inspection program. The legislation would exempt the St. Louis metropolitan area and school buses. If passed, repeal of the state safety inspection would become effective Jan. 1, 2008.

The Automotive Service Association (ASA) opposes repeal of the Missouri Vehicle Safety Inspection Program.

In the previous Congress, Sen. David G. Klindt, R-District 12, offered an amendment to state Sen. John E. Greisheimer's, R-District 26, legislation, S. 583, which would have repealed all safety inspections for vehicles in Missouri. Although Greisheimer's legislation passed, Klindt's amendment was not included.

ASA asks Missouri independent repairers to contact their legislators expressing opposition to the legislation.

To send a letter in opposition to the safety inspection repeal legislation and to view the full text of Mo. S. 17, please visit ASA's legislative Web site, www.TakingTheHill.com.

The Automotive Service Association is the largest not-for-profit trade association of its kind serving an international membership base that includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from all segments of the automotive service industry. ASA's headquarters is in Bedford, Texas.

ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive repair industry through education, representation and member services. For additional information about ASA, including past news releases, go to www.asashop.org, or visit ASA's legislative Web site at www.TakingTheHill.com.

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