1999 Florida Code
TITLE XXIII MOTOR VEHICLES
Chapter 325 Vehicle Safety Equipment and Inspections  
325.222   Definitions.

325.222  Definitions.--As used in this act, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1)  "Motor vehicle air conditioner" means mechanical vapor compression refrigeration equipment used to cool the driver's or passenger compartment of any motor vehicle.

(2)  "Refrigerant" means any Class I or Class II substance for use in a motor vehicle air conditioner as provided for in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. s. 7671a).

(3)  "Approved refrigerant recycling equipment" means equipment that is certified by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or another independent standards testing organization approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to meet standards developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as provided for in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. s. 7671h). Equipment purchased before the commencement of certification by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., or another independent standards testing organization, shall be considered approved if it is determined by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to be substantially identical to equipment which has been certified to meet applicable standards.

(4)  "Proper procedures for recovering and recycling used refrigerants" means using approved refrigerant recycling equipment in conformity with standards of proper usage developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as provided for in the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (42 U.S.C. s. 7671h).

(5)  "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as defined in s. 403.415(3).

(6)  "Reclamation" means the process by which recovered refrigerant is purified to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute (ARI) Standard of Purity 700-88 by a refrigerant reprocessing or manufacturing facility.

History.--s. 2, ch. 90-290; s. 3, ch. 91-201; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 14, ch. 92-132; s. 37, ch. 95-143.

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