Auto Body Repair - Licensing InformationRequired State License(s): A repair facility should be licensed with the Department of State. Their toll-free contact phone number is (888) 767-6424. Licensed mechanics are not required if no mechanical work is performed. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments added new regulatory programs. Many of these new rules will affect spray painters who have not been previously regulated. Within the next two years most facilities that must comply with any air pollution regulation will be required to have an operating permit. In addition, companies that emit as little as 2/3 pounds per hour of hazardous air pollutants, including many common solvents and glycol ethers, will have to reduce their emissions. Progressive companies throughout the country are changing their spray painting operations. For further information contact the Department of Environmental Quality at (800) 662-9278. Revised: 05/08 Dept. of Environmental Quality - Air Quality Info. Dept. of State - Body Shop Info. Dept. of State - Mechanic Certification Info. |