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A reinspection of a rejected vehicle by the same station during the period of validity of the rejection sticker on such vehicle, however, need only include an inspection of the item or items previously found defective unless there is found an obvious defect that would warrant further rejection of the vehicle.\n\t\tA rejection sticker shall be valid for 15 calendar days beyond the day of issuance, during which time the operator of the vehicle shall not be charged for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (\u00a7 46.2-1010 et seq.) through Article 9 (\u00a7 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle. A complete inspection shall be performed on any vehicle bearing an expired rejection sticker.\n\t\tThe completion of the conversion process for a converted electric vehicle shall invalidate any inspection of such vehicle conducted in accordance with this section prior to the conversion. Following the initial inspection of a converted electric vehicle, as required under \u00a7 46.2-602.3 and the provisions of this chapter, such vehicle shall be reinspected in accordance with this section.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":305095,"text":"Motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers required to be inspected pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1157 shall be reinspected within 12 months of the month of the first inspection and at least once every 12 months thereafter.\n\t\tEach inspection shall be a complete inspection. A reinspection of a rejected vehicle by the same station during the period of validity of the rejection sticker on such vehicle, however, need only include an inspection of the item or items previously found defective unless there is found an obvious defect that would warrant further rejection of the vehicle.\n\t\tA rejection sticker shall be valid for 15 calendar days beyond the day of issuance, during which time the operator of the vehicle shall not be charged for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (\u00a7 46.2-1010 et seq.) through Article 9 (\u00a7 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle. A complete inspection shall be performed on any vehicle bearing an expired rejection sticker.\n\t\tThe completion of the conversion process for a converted electric vehicle shall invalidate any inspection of such vehicle conducted in accordance with this section prior to the conversion. Following the initial inspection of a converted electric vehicle, as required under \u00a7 46.2-602.3 and the provisions of this chapter, such vehicle shall be reinspected in accordance with this section.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"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 655 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. Unfortunately, the 1977 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 1978, chapters 302 and 748; in 1982, chapter 646; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2012, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0177\">177<\/a>; 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":85494,"section_number":"46.2-1157","catch_line":"Inspection of motor vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1157\/"},{"id":62299,"section_number":"46.2-1158.01","catch_line":"Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158.01\/"},{"id":84620,"section_number":"46.2-1158.02","catch_line":"Penalty for failure to have motor vehicle inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158.02\/"},{"id":70594,"section_number":"46.2-1167","catch_line":"Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1167\/"},{"id":59991,"section_number":"46.2-1540","catch_line":"Inspections prior to sale not required of certain sellers","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1540\/"}],"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":85494,"section_number":"46.2-1157","catch_line":"Inspection of motor vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1157\/"},{"id":66957,"section_number":"46.2-602.3","catch_line":"Titling and registration of converted electric vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-602.3\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229173,"object_type":"law","relational_id":85142,"identifier":"46.2-1158","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158","url":"\/46.2-1158\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1158\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1158","dublin_core":{"Title":"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1158","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p><span class=\"dictionary\">Motor vehicles<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailers<\/span>, and <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailers<\/span> required to be inspected pursuant to the provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Inspection of motor vehicles required\" href=\"\/46.2-1157\/\">46.2-1157<\/a> shall be reinspected within 12 months of the month of the first inspection and at least once every 12 months thereafter.\n\t\tEach inspection shall be a complete inspection. A reinspection of a rejected vehicle by the same station during the period of validity of the rejection sticker on such vehicle, however, need only include an inspection of the item or items previously found defective unless there is found an obvious defect that would warrant further rejection of the vehicle.\n\t\tA rejection sticker shall be valid for 15 calendar days beyond the day of issuance, during which time the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of the vehicle shall not be charged for a violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Equipment required\" href=\"\/46.2-1010\/\">46.2-1010<\/a> et seq.) through Article 9 (\u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Brakes\" href=\"\/46.2-1066\/\">46.2-1066<\/a> et seq.) for such vehicle. A complete inspection shall be performed on any vehicle bearing an expired rejection sticker.\n\t\tThe completion of the conversion process for a <span class=\"dictionary\">converted electric vehicle<\/span> shall invalidate any inspection of such vehicle conducted in accordance with this section prior to the conversion. Following the initial inspection of a <span class=\"dictionary\">converted electric vehicle<\/span>, as required under \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Titling and registration of converted electric vehicles\" href=\"\/46.2-602.3\/\">46.2-602.3<\/a> and the provisions of this chapter, such vehicle shall be reinspected in accordance with this section.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFREQUENCY OF INSPECTION; SCOPE OF INSPECTION (\u00a7 46.2-1158)\n\nMotor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers required to be inspected pursuant to\nthe provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1157 shall be reinspected within 12 months of the\nmonth of the first inspection and at least once every 12 months thereafter.\n\t\tEach inspection shall be a complete inspection. A reinspection of a rejected\nvehicle by the same station during the period of validity of the rejection\nsticker on such vehicle, however, need only include an inspection of the item or\nitems previously found defective unless there is found an obvious defect that\nwould warrant further rejection of the vehicle.\n\t\tA rejection sticker shall be valid for 15 calendar days beyond the day of\nissuance, during which time the operator of the vehicle shall not be charged for\na violation of vehicle equipment requirements set forth in Article 3 (\u00a7\n46.2-1010 et seq.) through Article 9 (\u00a7 46.2-1066 et seq.) for such vehicle. A\ncomplete inspection shall be performed on any vehicle bearing an expired\nrejection sticker.\n\t\tThe completion of the conversion process for a converted electric vehicle\nshall invalidate any inspection of such vehicle conducted in accordance with\nthis section prior to the conversion. Following the initial inspection of a\nconverted electric vehicle, as required under \u00a7 46.2-602.3 and the provisions\nof this chapter, such vehicle shall be reinspected in accordance with this\nsection.\n\nHISTORY: 1977, c. 655, \u00a7 46.1-315.2; 1978, cc. 302, 748; 1982, c. 646; 1989, c.\n727; 2012, c. 177; 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}}