                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

EMISSIONS INSPECTION REQUIRED PRIOR TO REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN VEHICLES; RECORDS
(§ 46.2-1183)

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. 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 § 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.
		Owners 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 § 46.2-1178 as the Board may by regulation
require. Such records shall contain proof of compliance with this article and be
made available to the Department of Environmental Quality upon the
Department&#8217;s request.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 469, § 46.1-326.9; 1981, c. 624; 1988, c. 806; 1989, c. 727;
1993, cc. 995, 998; 1993, Sp. Sess., c. 2; 1995, cc. 836, 851; 1996, cc. 35,
100; 2006, c. 729.