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This law was first created in 1980. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 469 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 1980 \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 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapters 995 and 998; in 1995, chapters 836<\/a> and 851<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 710<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 555<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":79941,"section_number":"46.2-1178.1","catch_line":"On-road testing of motor vehicle emissions; authority to adopt regulations; civil charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1178.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":79941,"section_number":"46.2-1178.1","catch_line":"On-road testing of motor vehicle emissions; authority to adopt regulations; civil charges","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1178.1\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229295,"object_type":"law","relational_id":69408,"identifier":"46.2-1179","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1179","url":"\/46.2-1179\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1179\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1179","dublin_core":{"Title":"Board to adopt emissions standards","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1179","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall adopt emissions standards necessary to implement the emissions inspection program provided for in this article. Such standards shall include specifications and criteria that will enable the identification of vehicles<\/span> whose emissions so far exceed those permissible under this article as to qualify them as “gross violators,” and enable the expedited identification of such vehicles<\/span> through on-road testing<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-1178.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Board<\/span> shall establish separate and distinct emissions standards applicable to on-road testing<\/span> of motor vehicles<\/span> pursuant to § 46.2-1178.1<\/a>. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, except for any motor vehicle registered as an antique motor vehicle<\/span> or a military surplus motor vehicle<\/span>, such criteria shall be applicable to all motor vehicles<\/span> manufactured for the 1968 model year or any more recent model year, with criteria for each model year being appropriate to that model year. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nBOARD TO ADOPT EMISSIONS STANDARDS (\u00a7 46.2-1179)\n\nA. The Board shall adopt emissions standards necessary to implement the\nemissions inspection program provided for in this article. Such standards shall\ninclude specifications and criteria that will enable the identification of\nvehicles whose emissions so far exceed those permissible under this article as\nto qualify them as “gross violators,” and enable the expedited\nidentification of such vehicles through on-road testing pursuant to §\n46.2-1178.1.\n\nB. The Board shall establish separate and distinct emissions standards\napplicable to on-road testing of motor vehicles pursuant to § 46.2-1178.1.\nNotwithstanding any contrary provision of this article, except for any motor\nvehicle registered as an antique motor vehicle or a military surplus motor\nvehicle, such criteria shall be applicable to all motor vehicles manufactured\nfor the 1968 model year or any more recent model year, with criteria for each\nmodel year being appropriate to that model year.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-326.5; 1989, c. 727; 1993, cc. 995, 998; 1993,\nSp. Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 2002, c. 710; 2018, c. 555.","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}}