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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 3 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, chapter 727; in 1993, chapters 995 and 998.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229331,"object_type":"law","relational_id":59028,"identifier":"46.2-1184","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1184","url":"\/46.2-1184\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1184\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/22\/46.2-1184","dublin_core":{"Title":"Fleet emissions inspection stations","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1184","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Any registered owner<\/span> or lessee of a fleet of at least twenty vehicles<\/span> may apply to the Director<\/span> for a permit to establish a fleet emissions inspection station<\/span><\/span> consistent with federal requirements. The Director<\/span> shall not issue<\/span> any fleet emissions inspection station<\/span><\/span> permit until he has found that the applicant:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Maintains an established place of business for the applicant’s fleet of vehicles<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Has obtained approved machinery, tools, and equipment to adequately conduct the required emissions inspection in the manner prescribed by regulations of the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Employs properly trained and licensed personnel to perform the necessary labor; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Agrees to provide test records and data as may be prescribed by the Director<\/span>.\n\t\t\tUpon issuance of a permit by the Director<\/span>, the owner<\/span> or lessee of the motor vehicle<\/span> fleet may conduct emissions inspections of the vehicles<\/span> in his fleet. No emissions inspection approval shall be issued to any fleet vehicle until it has been inspected and found to comply with applicable regulations.\n\t\t\tNo holder of a fleet emissions inspection station<\/span><\/span> permit shall inspect any vehicle for which such permittee is not the registered owner<\/span> or lessee. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFLEET EMISSIONS INSPECTION STATIONS (\u00a7 46.2-1184)\n\nAny registered owner or lessee of a fleet of at least twenty vehicles may apply\nto the Director for a permit to establish a fleet emissions inspection station\nconsistent with federal requirements. The Director shall not issue any fleet\nemissions inspection station permit until he has found that the applicant:\n\n1. Maintains an established place of business for the applicant’s fleet of\nvehicles;\n\n2. Has obtained approved machinery, tools, and equipment to adequately conduct\nthe required emissions inspection in the manner prescribed by regulations of the\nBoard;\n\n3. Employs properly trained and licensed personnel to perform the necessary\nlabor; and\n\n4. Agrees to provide test records and data as may be prescribed by the Director.\n\t\t\tUpon issuance of a permit by the Director, the owner or lessee of the motor\nvehicle fleet may conduct emissions inspections of the vehicles in his fleet. No\nemissions inspection approval shall be issued to any fleet vehicle until it has\nbeen inspected and found to comply with applicable regulations.\n\t\t\tNo holder of a fleet emissions inspection station permit shall inspect any\nvehicle for which such permittee is not the registered owner or lessee.\n\nHISTORY: 1980, c. 469, \u00a7 46.1-326.10; 1988, c. 806; 1989, c. 727; 1993, cc.\n995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2.","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}}