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Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 2012, cc. 216, 824.","full_text":"A\n\nA motor vehicle shall qualify for an emissions inspection waiver in the event that such vehicle has failed an initial inspection and subsequently failed a reinspection if the owner provides written proof that (i) at least the amount specified in this section has been spent by the owner on the maintenance and repair of the vehicle’s engine and emission control system and related equipment and (ii) any emission control system or part thereof which has been removed, damaged, or rendered inoperable by any act enumerated in § 46.2-1048 has been replaced and restored to operating condition.B\n\nThe Director shall establish and revise, as necessary, specifications and procedures for motor vehicle maintenance and repair of pollution control devices and systems.C\n\nFor the purposes of subsection A:\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles subject to basic emissions inspections under subsection A of § 46.2-1178, cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts and labor, but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be $175 for pre-1980 model vehicles and $200 for 1980 and newer vehicles, using 2012, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and approved by the Board, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. The Board may phase in waiver amounts.\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles subject to emissions inspections under subsection C of § 46.2-1178, the cost limitations on repairs shall be a base amount of $450 per vehicle using 1990, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and approved by the Board, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. The Board may phase in waiver amounts.\n\t\t\tRepairs credited toward this waiver must be done by a repair technician certified in accordance with § 46.2-1180. Repairs shall include parts and labor.D\n\nFor the purposes of subsection A of this section, for motor vehicles subject to emissions inspections under subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-1178, the cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts and labor but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be:1\n\n$75 for pre-1981 vehicles; and2\n\n$200 for 1981 and newer vehicles.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":299688,"text":"A motor vehicle shall qualify for an emissions inspection waiver in the event that such vehicle has failed an initial inspection and subsequently failed a reinspection if the owner provides written proof that (i) at least the amount specified in this section has been spent by the owner on the maintenance and repair of the vehicle’s engine and emission control system and related equipment and (ii) any emission control system or part thereof which has been removed, damaged, or rendered inoperable by any act enumerated in § 46.2-1048 has been replaced and restored to operating condition.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":299689,"text":"The Director shall establish and revise, as necessary, specifications and procedures for motor vehicle maintenance and repair of pollution control devices and systems.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":299690,"text":"For the purposes of subsection A:\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles subject to basic emissions inspections under subsection A of § 46.2-1178, cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts and labor, but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be $175 for pre-1980 model vehicles and $200 for 1980 and newer vehicles, using 2012, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and approved by the Board, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. 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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 1988, chapter 806; in 1989, chapters 722 and 727; in 1993, chapters 995 and 998; in 1995, chapters 836<\/a> and 851<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 216<\/a> and 824<\/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":62147,"section_number":"46.2-1048","catch_line":"Pollution control systems or devices","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1048\/"},{"id":54705,"section_number":"46.2-1178","catch_line":"Administration and scope of emissions inspection program","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1178\/"},{"id":81748,"section_number":"46.2-1180","catch_line":"Board to adopt regulations; exemption of certain motor vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1180\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229307,"object_type":"law","relational_id":83623,"identifier":"46.2-1181","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1181","url":"\/46.2-1181\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1181\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1181","dublin_core":{"Title":"Emissions inspection; cost of repairs; waivers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1181","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> A motor vehicle<\/span> shall qualify for an emissions inspection waiver<\/span> in the event that such vehicle has failed an initial inspection and subsequently failed a reinspection if the owner<\/span> provides written proof that (i) at least the amount specified in this section has been spent by the owner<\/span> on the maintenance and repair of the vehicle’s engine and emission control system and related equipment and (ii) any emission control system or part thereof which has been removed, damaged, or rendered inoperable by any act enumerated in § 46.2-1048<\/a> has been replaced and restored to operating condition. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The Director<\/span> shall establish and revise, as necessary, specifications and procedures for motor vehicle<\/span> maintenance and repair of pollution control devices and systems. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> For the purposes of subsection A:\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles<\/span> subject to basic emissions inspections under subsection A of § 46.2-1178<\/a>, cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts and labor, but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be $175 for pre-1980 model vehicles and $200 for 1980 and newer vehicles, using 2012, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and approved by the Board<\/span>, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. The Board<\/span> may phase in waiver<\/span> amounts.\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles<\/span> subject to emissions inspections under subsection C of § 46.2-1178<\/a>, the cost limitations on repairs shall be a base amount of $450 per vehicle using 1990, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and approved by the Board<\/span>, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer Price Index. The Board<\/span> may phase in waiver<\/span> amounts.\n\t\t\tRepairs credited toward this waiver<\/span> must be done by a repair technician certified in accordance with § 46.2-1180<\/a>. Repairs shall include parts and labor. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> For the purposes of subsection A of this section, for motor vehicles<\/span> subject to emissions inspections under subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-1178<\/a>, the cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts and labor but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> $75 for pre-1981 vehicles; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> $200 for 1981 and newer vehicles. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMISSIONS INSPECTION; COST OF REPAIRS; WAIVERS (\u00a7 46.2-1181)\n\nA. A motor vehicle shall qualify for an emissions inspection waiver in the event\nthat such vehicle has failed an initial inspection and subsequently failed a\nreinspection if the owner provides written proof that (i) at least the amount\nspecified in this section has been spent by the owner on the maintenance and\nrepair of the vehicle’s engine and emission control system and related\nequipment and (ii) any emission control system or part thereof which has been\nremoved, damaged, or rendered inoperable by any act enumerated in §\n46.2-1048 has been replaced and restored to operating condition.\n\nB. The Director shall establish and revise, as necessary, specifications and\nprocedures for motor vehicle maintenance and repair of pollution control devices\nand systems.\n\nC. For the purposes of subsection A:\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles subject to basic emissions inspections under subsection A\nof § 46.2-1178, cost limitations on repairs under the emissions inspection\nprogram, including parts and labor, but excluding costs of repairs covered by\nwarranties, shall be $175 for pre-1980 model vehicles and $200 for 1980 and\nnewer vehicles, using 2012, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations\nand approved by the Board, as the base year and annually adjusted by the\nConsumer Price Index. The Board may phase in waiver amounts.\n\t\t\tFor motor vehicles subject to emissions inspections under subsection C of\n§ 46.2-1178, the cost limitations on repairs shall be a base amount of $450\nper vehicle using 1990, or a later date if allowed by federal regulations and\napproved by the Board, as the base year and annually adjusted by the Consumer\nPrice Index. The Board may phase in waiver amounts.\n\t\t\tRepairs credited toward this waiver must be done by a repair technician\ncertified in accordance with § 46.2-1180. Repairs shall include parts and\nlabor.\n\nD. For the purposes of subsection A of this section, for motor vehicles subject\nto emissions inspections under subsection B of \u00a7 46.2-1178, the cost\nlimitations on repairs under the emissions inspection program, including parts\nand labor but excluding costs of repairs covered by warranties, shall be:\n\n 1. $75 for pre-1981 vehicles; and\n\n 2. $200 for 1981 and newer vehicles.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-326.7; 1988, c. 806; 1989, cc. 722, 727; 1993,\ncc. 995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 2012, cc. 216, 824.","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}}