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Any (i) proof of compliance with emissions standards and emissions inspection requirements and (ii) emissions inspection waiver issued for any motor vehicle shall be valid for two years from the end of the month in which it is issued, regardless of any sale or trade of the motor vehicle for which either document was issued during that time, unless such motor vehicle has failed on-road testing pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1178.1 and has not subsequently passed an emissions inspection or received a waiver. Motor vehicles being titled for the first time shall be considered to have valid emissions inspection certificates for a period of four years from the month of first titling. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may enter into an agreement with the Director whereby the Department of Motor Vehicles may refuse to register or reregister those motor vehicles subject to emissions inspection programs set forth in this article if the registration period for such vehicles exceeds the valid emissions inspection period by a period of time to be determined by the Director in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Commissioner.\n\t\tOwners of motor vehicles that are not registered with the Department of Motor Vehicles shall maintain such records pertaining to all vehicles located or operated in the areas specified in \u00a7 46.2-1178 as the Board may by regulation require. 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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 7 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 1981, chapter 624; in 1988, chapter 806; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1993, chapters 995 and 998; in 1995, chapters 836<\/a> and 851<\/a>; in 1996, chapters 35<\/a> and 100<\/a>; in 2006, chapter 729<\/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\/"},{"id":82784,"section_number":"46.2-646.2","catch_line":"Registration extension for satisfaction of certain requirements","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-646.2\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":54705,"section_number":"46.2-1178","catch_line":"Administration and scope of emissions inspection program","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1178\/"},{"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":229323,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77524,"identifier":"46.2-1183","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1183","url":"\/46.2-1183\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1183\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1183","dublin_core":{"Title":"Emissions inspection required prior to registration of certain vehicles; records","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1183","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No vehicle subject to the provisions of this article shall be registered or reregistered until it has passed an emissions inspection or has been issued an emissions inspection waiver<\/span>. Any (i) proof of compliance with emissions standards and emissions inspection requirements and (ii) emissions inspection waiver<\/span> issued for any motor vehicle<\/span> shall be valid for two years from the end of the month in which it is issued, regardless of any sale or trade of the motor vehicle<\/span> for which either document was issued during that time, unless such motor vehicle<\/span> has failed on-road testing<\/span> pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1178.1<\/a> and has not subsequently passed an emissions inspection or received a waiver<\/span>. Motor vehicles<\/span> being titled for the first time shall be considered to have valid emissions inspection certificates for a period of four years from the month of first titling. The Commissioner<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> may enter into an agreement with the Director<\/span> whereby the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> may refuse to register or reregister those motor vehicles<\/span> subject to emissions inspection programs set forth in this article if the registration period for such vehicles exceeds the valid emissions inspection period by a period of time to be determined by the Director<\/span> in consultation with the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> and the Commissioner<\/span>.\n\t\tOwners<\/span> of motor vehicles<\/span> that are not registered with the Department<\/span> of Motor Vehicles<\/span> shall maintain such records pertaining to all vehicles located or operated in the areas specified in \u00a7 46.2-1178<\/a> as the Board<\/span> may by regulation require. Such records shall contain proof of compliance with this article and be made available to the Department<\/span> of Environmental Quality upon the Department<\/span>’s request.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMISSIONS INSPECTION REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES; RECORDS\n(\u00a7 46.2-1183)\n\nNo vehicle subject to the provisions of this article shall be registered or\nreregistered until it has passed an emissions inspection or has been issued an\nemissions inspection waiver. Any (i) proof of compliance with emissions\nstandards and emissions inspection requirements and (ii) emissions inspection\nwaiver issued for any motor vehicle shall be valid for two years from the end of\nthe month in which it is issued, regardless of any sale or trade of the motor\nvehicle for which either document was issued during that time, unless such motor\nvehicle has failed on-road testing pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1178.1 and has not\nsubsequently passed an emissions inspection or received a waiver. Motor vehicles\nbeing titled for the first time shall be considered to have valid emissions\ninspection certificates for a period of four years from the month of first\ntitling. The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may enter into an agreement with the\nDirector whereby the Department of Motor Vehicles may refuse to register or\nreregister those motor vehicles subject to emissions inspection programs set\nforth in this article if the registration period for such vehicles exceeds the\nvalid emissions inspection period by a period of time to be determined by the\nDirector in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles and the\nCommissioner.\n\t\tOwners of motor vehicles that are not registered with the Department of Motor\nVehicles shall maintain such records pertaining to all vehicles located or\noperated in the areas specified in \u00a7 46.2-1178 as the Board may by regulation\nrequire. Such records shall contain proof of compliance with this article and be\nmade available to the Department of Environmental Quality upon the\nDepartment’s request.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-326.9; 1981, c. 624; 1988, c. 806; 1989, c. 727;\n1993, cc. 995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 1996, cc. 35,\n100; 2006, c. 729.","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}}