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If a rejected vehicle is not submitted to the same station within the validity period of the rejection sticker or is submitted to another official safety inspection station, an amount no greater than that permitted under subsection A may be charged for the inspection.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":254694,"text":"Each official safety inspection station may charge no more than:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":254695,"text":"Fifty-one dollars for each inspection of any (i) tractor truck, (ii) truck that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more, or (iii) motor vehicle that is used to transport passengers and has a seating capacity of more than 15 passengers, including the driver, $0.50 of which shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police to support the Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":254696,"text":"Twelve dollars for each inspection of any motorcycle, $10 of which shall be retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police who shall retain $0.50 to support the Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program and deposit the remaining $1.50 into the Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program Fund created pursuant to § 46.2-1191;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":254697,"text":"Twelve dollars for each inspection of any autocycle, $10 of which shall be retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police to be used to support the Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program; and","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":254698,"text":"Twenty dollars for each inspection of any other vehicle, $0.70 of which shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police to support the Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program.\n\t\t\t\tNo such charge shall be mandatory, however, and no such charge shall be made unless the station has previously contracted therefor.","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"B"},"5":{"id":254699,"text":"Each official safety inspection station may charge $1 for each reinspection of a vehicle rejected by the station, as provided in § 46.2-1158, if the vehicle is submitted for reinspection within the validity period of the rejection sticker. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 14 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1968, chapter 163; in 1973, chapter 386; in 1976, chapter 501; in 1982, chapter 646; in 1985, chapter 450; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1990, chapter 39; in 2001, chapter 791<\/a>; in 2002, chapters 322<\/a> and 337<\/a>; in 2005, chapter 628<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 620<\/a>; in 2014, chapters 53<\/a> and 256<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 307<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"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\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85142,"section_number":"46.2-1158","catch_line":"Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158\/"},{"id":53986,"section_number":"46.2-1191","catch_line":"Motorcycle Rider Safety Training Program Fund","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1191\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229225,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70594,"identifier":"46.2-1167","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1167","url":"\/46.2-1167\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1167\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1167","dublin_core":{"Title":"Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1167","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Each official safety inspection station may charge no more than: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Fifty-one dollars for each inspection of any (i) tractor truck<\/span>, (ii) truck that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more, or (iii) motor vehicle<\/span> that is used to transport passengers and has a seating capacity of more than 15 passengers, including the driver<\/span>, $0.50 of which shall be transmitted to the Department<\/span> of State Police to support the Department<\/span>’s costs in administering the motor vehicle<\/span> safety inspection program; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Twelve dollars for each inspection of any motorcycle<\/span>, $10 of which shall be retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the Department<\/span> of State Police who shall retain $0.50 to support the Department<\/span>’s costs in administering the motor vehicle<\/span> safety inspection program and deposit the remaining $1.50 into the Motorcycle<\/span> Rider Safety Training Program Fund created pursuant to § 46.2-1191<\/a>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Twelve dollars for each inspection of any autocycle<\/span>, $10 of which shall be retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the Department<\/span> of State Police to be used to support the Department<\/span>’s costs in administering the motor vehicle<\/span> safety inspection program; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Twenty dollars for each inspection of any other vehicle, $0.70 of which shall be transmitted to the Department<\/span> of State Police to support the Department<\/span>’s costs in administering the motor vehicle<\/span> safety inspection program.\n\t\t\t\tNo such charge shall be mandatory, however, and no such charge shall be made unless the station has previously contracted therefor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Each official safety inspection station may charge $1 for each reinspection of a vehicle rejected by the station, as provided in § 46.2-1158<\/a>, if the vehicle is submitted for reinspection within the validity period of the rejection sticker. If a rejected vehicle is not submitted to the same station within the validity period of the rejection sticker or is submitted to another official safety inspection station, an amount no greater than that permitted under subsection A may be charged for the inspection. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCHARGES FOR INSPECTION AND REINSPECTION; EXEMPTION (\u00a7 46.2-1167)\n\nA. Each official safety inspection station may charge no more than:\n\n 1. Fifty-one dollars for each inspection of any (i) tractor truck, (ii) truck\n that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more, or (iii)\n motor vehicle that is used to transport passengers and has a seating capacity\n of more than 15 passengers, including the driver, $0.50 of which shall be\n transmitted to the Department of State Police to support the\n Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection\n program;\n\n 2. Twelve dollars for each inspection of any motorcycle, $10 of which shall be\n retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the\n Department of State Police who shall retain $0.50 to support the\n Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection\n program and deposit the remaining $1.50 into the Motorcycle Rider Safety\n Training Program Fund created pursuant to § 46.2-1191;\n\n 3. Twelve dollars for each inspection of any autocycle, $10 of which shall be\n retained by the inspection station and $2 of which shall be transmitted to the\n Department of State Police to be used to support the Department’s costs\n in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection program; and\n\n 4. Twenty dollars for each inspection of any other vehicle, $0.70 of which\n shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police to support the\n Department’s costs in administering the motor vehicle safety inspection\n program.\n \t\t\t\tNo such charge shall be mandatory, however, and no such charge shall be\n made unless the station has previously contracted therefor.\n\nB. Each official safety inspection station may charge $1 for each reinspection\nof a vehicle rejected by the station, as provided in § 46.2-1158, if the\nvehicle is submitted for reinspection within the validity period of the\nrejection sticker. If a rejected vehicle is not submitted to the same station\nwithin the validity period of the rejection sticker or is submitted to another\nofficial safety inspection station, an amount no greater than that permitted\nunder subsection A may be charged for the inspection.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-320; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-321; 1968, c. 163; 1973, c.\n386; 1976, c. 501; 1982, c. 646; 1985, c. 450; 1989, c. 727; 1990, c. 39; 2001,\nc. 791; 2002, cc. 322, 337; 2005, c. 628; 2006, c. 620; 2014, cc. 53, 256; 2019,\nc. 307.","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}}