(a) If a peace officer or an employee of the department authorized by the commissioner to issue citations finds a commercial motor vehicle in operation without a current and valid certificate of inspection under this chapter, the commercial motor vehicle may be impounded. The commercial motor vehicle may not be released from impoundment until
(1) a current and valid certificate of inspection under this chapter has been provided for the commercial motor vehicle; and(2) any impoundment fees or charges have been paid.(b) The department may adopt regulations to charge fees to recover costs of implementation of this section, including costs of impoundment.
