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Should the armed services member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothing in this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining a current inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by such state. In cases where a vehicle’s owner has been officially absent from the Commonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United States but returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehicle becomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle’s owner will have 14 calendar days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to have the vehicle inspected. Furthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on any such owner or operator for operation of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer after the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, over the most direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged and an official inspection station for the purpose of having it inspected pursuant to an appointment with such station.\n\t\tMotor vehicles owned and operated by persons on active duty with the United States armed forces who are Virginia residents stationed outside the Commonwealth at the time the inspection expires may be operated on the highways of the Commonwealth while persons on active duty are on leave, provided such vehicle displays a valid inspection sticker issued by another state.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “service in the armed services of the United States” includes active duty service with the regular armed forces of the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":240375,"text":"Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspection approval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outside the Commonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed services of the United States shall be held not to have expired during the period of the owner’s official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in or through the Commonwealth during the owner’s official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States. Should the armed services member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothing in this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining a current inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by such state. In cases where a vehicle’s owner has been officially absent from the Commonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United States but returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehicle becomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle’s owner will have 14 calendar days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to have the vehicle inspected. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 582<\/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 4 times. 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. Those modifications are as follows: in 2008, chapter 722<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 523<\/a>; in 2011, chapter 283<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 67<\/a> and 250<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229185,"object_type":"law","relational_id":66173,"identifier":"46.2-1158.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158.1","url":"\/46.2-1158.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1158.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approval stickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armed services of the United States","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1158.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law<\/span>, any vehicle safety inspection approval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outside the Commonwealth while its registered owner<\/span> is a person in the armed services of the United States shall be held not to have expired during the period of the owner<\/span>’s official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in or through the Commonwealth during the owner<\/span>’s official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of the United States. Should the armed services member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothing in this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining a current inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by such state. In cases where a vehicle’s owner<\/span> has been officially absent from the Commonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United States<\/span> but returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehicle becomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle’s owner<\/span> will have 14 calendar days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to have the vehicle inspected. Furthermore, no penalty<\/span> shall be imposed on any such owner<\/span> or operator<\/span> for operation of a motor vehicle<\/span>, trailer<\/span>, or semitrailer<\/span> after the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, over the most direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged and an official inspection station for the purpose of having it inspected pursuant to an appointment with such station.\n\t\tMotor vehicles<\/span> owned and operated by persons on active duty with the United States armed forces who are Virginia residents stationed outside the Commonwealth at the time the inspection expires may be operated on the highways<\/span><\/span> of the Commonwealth while persons on active duty are on leave, provided such vehicle displays a valid inspection sticker issued by another state.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “service in the armed services of the United States<\/span>” includes active duty service with the regular armed forces of the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEXTENSION OF VALIDITY OF VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION APPROVAL STICKERS ISSUED FOR\nVEHICLES WHOSE REGISTERED OWNERS ARE PERSONS IN THE ARMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED\nSTATES (\u00a7 46.2-1158.1)\n\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspection\napproval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outside the\nCommonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed services of the\nUnited States shall be held not to have expired during the period of the\nowner’s official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services of\nthe United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in or through\nthe Commonwealth during the owner’s official absence from the Commonwealth\nin the armed services of the United States. Should the armed services member be\ndomiciled in another state of the United States, nothing in this section shall\nbe construed to absolve such person from obtaining a current inspection sticker\nfrom his state of domicile, if required by such state. In cases where a\nvehicle’s owner has been officially absent from the Commonwealth because\nof service in the armed services of the United States but returns to Virginia\nfollowing such official absence and the vehicle becomes operational in the\nCommonwealth, the vehicle’s owner will have 14 calendar days following\nsuch return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to have the vehicle inspected.\nFurthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on any such owner or operator for\noperation of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer after the expiration of a\nperiod fixed for the inspection thereof, over the most direct route between the\nplace where such vehicle is kept or garaged and an official inspection station\nfor the purpose of having it inspected pursuant to an appointment with such\nstation.\n\t\tMotor vehicles owned and operated by persons on active duty with the United\nStates armed forces who are Virginia residents stationed outside the\nCommonwealth at the time the inspection expires may be operated on the highways\nof the Commonwealth while persons on active duty are on leave, provided such\nvehicle displays a valid inspection sticker issued by another state.\n\t\tFor the purposes of this section, “service in the armed services of the\nUnited States” includes active duty service with the regular armed forces\nof the United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 582; 2008, c. 722; 2009, c. 523; 2011, c. 283; 2014, cc. 67,\n250.","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}}