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The court may, in its discretion, dismiss a summons issued under &#xA7; 46.2-1158 where correction of vehicle or safety equipment defects or proof of compliance with &#xA7; 46.2-1158 is provided to the court subsequent to the issuance of the summons.B\n\nThe operator of a motor vehicle who is cited for a violation of &#xA7; 46.2-1158 shall not be cited during the same occurrence for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-1010 et seq.) through Article 9 (&#xA7; 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle, nor shall the operator of the motor vehicle that is subject to the citation be cited for a violation of such vehicle equipment requirements for such vehicle for a period of 15 calendar days.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":303326,"text":"Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of &#xA7; 46.2-1171, a violation of &#xA7; 46.2-1158 constitutes a traffic infraction. The court may, in its discretion, dismiss a summons issued under &#xA7; 46.2-1158 where correction of vehicle or safety equipment defects or proof of compliance with &#xA7; 46.2-1158 is provided to the court subsequent to the issuance of the summons.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":303327,"text":"The operator of a motor vehicle who is cited for a violation of &#xA7; 46.2-1158 shall not be cited during the same occurrence for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-1010 et seq.) through Article 9 (&#xA7; 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle, nor shall the operator of the motor vehicle that is subject to the citation be cited for a violation of such vehicle equipment requirements for such vehicle for a period of 15 calendar days.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":14139,"edition_id":1,"name":"Safety Inspections","identifier":"21","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:47:00","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:47:00","permalink":{"id":229167,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14139,"identifier":"21","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/21\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12828,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12828,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":85494,"structure_id":14139,"section_number":"46.2-1157","catch_line":"Inspection of motor vehicles required","url":"\/46.2-1157\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1157","metadata":false},{"id":85142,"structure_id":14139,"section_number":"46.2-1158","catch_line":"Frequency of inspection; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?111+ful+CHAP0283\">283<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1230\">1230<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP1275\">1275<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":68913,"section_number":"16.1-69.48:1","catch_line":"Fixed fee for misdemeanors, traffic infractions and other violations in district court; additional fees to be added","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-69.48_1\/"},{"id":78190,"section_number":"17.1-275.7","catch_line":"Fixed misdemeanor fee","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-275.7\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86642,"section_number":"46.2-1010","catch_line":"Equipment required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1010\/"},{"id":67234,"section_number":"46.2-1066","catch_line":"Brakes","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1066\/"},{"id":85142,"section_number":"46.2-1158","catch_line":"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158\/"},{"id":80363,"section_number":"46.2-1171","catch_line":"Penalties for violation of article","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1171\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229181,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84620,"identifier":"46.2-1158.02","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158.02","url":"\/46.2-1158.02\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1158.02\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158.02","dublin_core":{"Title":"Penalty for failure to have motor vehicle inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1158.02","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Notwithstanding the <span class=\"dictionary\">penalty<\/span> provisions of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Penalties for violation of article\" href=\"\/46.2-1171\/\">46.2-1171<\/a>, a violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection\" href=\"\/46.2-1158\/\">46.2-1158<\/a> constitutes a <span class=\"dictionary\">traffic infraction<\/span>. The <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> may, in its discretion, dismiss a <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span> issued under &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection\" href=\"\/46.2-1158\/\">46.2-1158<\/a> where correction of <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> or safety equipment defects or proof of compliance with &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection\" href=\"\/46.2-1158\/\">46.2-1158<\/a> is provided to the <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span> subsequent to the issuance of the <span class=\"dictionary\">summons<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-303326\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1158.02\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> who is cited for a violation of &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection\" href=\"\/46.2-1158\/\">46.2-1158<\/a> shall not be cited during the same occurrence for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Equipment required\" href=\"\/46.2-1010\/\">46.2-1010<\/a> et seq.) through Article 9 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Brakes\" href=\"\/46.2-1066\/\">46.2-1066<\/a> et seq.) for such vehicle, nor shall the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> that is subject to the <span class=\"dictionary\">citation<\/span> be cited for a violation of such vehicle equipment requirements for such vehicle for a period of 15 calendar days. <a id=\"paragraph-303327\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1158.02\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPENALTY FOR FAILURE TO HAVE MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION (\u00a7 46.2-1158.02)\n\nA. Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of &#xA7; 46.2-1171, a violation of\n&#xA7; 46.2-1158 constitutes a traffic infraction. The court may, in its\ndiscretion, dismiss a summons issued under &#xA7; 46.2-1158 where correction of\nvehicle or safety equipment defects or proof of compliance with &#xA7; 46.2-1158\nis provided to the court subsequent to the issuance of the summons.\n\nB. The operator of a motor vehicle who is cited for a violation of &#xA7;\n46.2-1158 shall not be cited during the same occurrence for a violation of\nvehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (&#xA7; 46.2-1010 et seq.)\nthrough Article 9 (&#xA7; 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle, nor shall the\noperator of the motor vehicle that is subject to the citation be cited for a\nviolation of such vehicle equipment requirements for such vehicle for a period\nof 15 calendar days.\n\nHISTORY: 2011, c. 283; 2020, cc. 1230, 1275.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}