                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMISSIONS INSPECTION; COST OF REPAIRS; WAIVERS (§ 46.2-1181)

A. 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&#8217;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 &#xA7;
46.2-1048 has been replaced and restored to operating condition.

B. The Director shall establish and revise, as necessary, specifications and
procedures for motor vehicle maintenance and repair of pollution control devices
and systems.

C. For the purposes of subsection A:
			For motor vehicles subject to basic emissions inspections under subsection A
of &#xA7; 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.
			For motor vehicles subject to emissions inspections under subsection C of
&#xA7; 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.
			Repairs credited toward this waiver must be done by a repair technician
certified in accordance with &#xA7; 46.2-1180. Repairs shall include parts and
labor.

D. For the purposes of subsection A of this section, for motor vehicles subject
to emissions inspections under subsection B of § 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. $75 for pre-1981 vehicles; and

   2. $200 for 1981 and newer vehicles.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 469, § 46.1-326.7; 1988, c. 806; 1989, cc. 722, 727; 1993,
cc. 995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 2012, cc. 216, 824.