§ 46.2-1157 Inspection of motor vehicles required.
§ 46.2-1158 Frequency of inspection; scope of inspection.
§ 46.2-1158.01 Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement.
§ 46.2-1158.02 Penalty for failure to have motor vehicle inspection.
§ 46.2-1158.1 Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approval stickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armed services of the United States.
§ 46.2-1159 Logtrailers defined; exempt from inspection under certain conditions.
§ 46.2-1160 Towed vehicle defined; exempt from inspection requirement.
§ 46.2-1161 Repealed.
§ 46.2-1161.1 Inspections of trailers and semitrailers equipped with heating or cooking appliances.
§ 46.2-1162 Inspection of certain trailers.
§ 46.2-1163 Official inspection stations; safety inspection approval stickers; actions of Superintendent subject to the Administrative Process Act.
§ 46.2-1164 Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer of inspection sticker to new windshield; replacement of lost or damaged stickers.
§ 46.2-1165 Regulations for inspection of vehicles; posting.
§ 46.2-1166 Minimum standards required for inspection stations; appointments.
§ 46.2-1167 Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption.
§ 46.2-1167.1 Repealed.
§ 46.2-1168 Additional registration fee.
§ 46.2-1169 Inspection defined; making of repairs or adjustments.
§ 46.2-1170 Advertising, etc., of official inspection station when not authorized.
§ 46.2-1171 Penalties for violation of article.
§ 46.2-1172 Unauthorized taking, possession, or use of inspection stickers, etc.; penalty.
§ 46.2-1173 Imitation or counterfeit inspection stickers.
§ 46.2-1174 Superintendent authorized to enter into Uniform Vehicle Inspection Reciprocity Agreement.
§ 46.2-1175 Operators of certain commuter buses to maintain certain records; inspection of records and buses by employees of Department of State Police; penalty.
§ 46.2-1175.1 Inspection of certain refuse collection and highway maintenance vehicles.
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Terms Used In Virginia Code > Title 46.2 > Subtitle III > Chapter 10 > Article 21 - Safety Inspections.

  • Autocycle: means a three-wheeled motor vehicle that has a steering wheel and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride and is manufactured to comply with federal safety requirements for motorcycles. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Includes: means includes, but not limited to. See Virginia Code 1-218
  • Month: means a calendar month and "year" means a calendar year. See Virginia Code 1-223
  • Person: includes any individual, corporation, partnership, association, cooperative, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, government, political subdivision, or any other legal or commercial entity and any successor, representative, agent, agency, or instrumentality thereof. See Virginia Code 1-230
  • Process: includes subpoenas, the summons and complaint in a civil action, and process in statutory actions. See Virginia Code 1-237
  • revocation: means that the document or privilege revoked is not subject to renewal or restoration except through reapplication after the expiration of the period of revocation. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Semitrailer: means every vehicle of the trailer type so designed and used in conjunction with a motor vehicle that some part of its own weight and that of its own load rests on or is carried by another vehicle. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-245
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Superintendent: means the Superintendent of the Department of State Police of the Commonwealth. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • suspension: means that the document or privilege suspended has been temporarily withdrawn, but may be reinstated following the period of suspension unless it has expired prior to the end of the period of suspension. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Tractor truck: means every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part of the load and weight of the vehicle attached thereto. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Traffic infraction: means a violation of law punishable as provided in § Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Trailer: means every vehicle without motive power designed for carrying property or passengers wholly on its own structure and for being drawn by a motor vehicle, including manufactured homes. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Truck: means every motor vehicle designed to transport property on its own structure independent of any other vehicle and having a registered gross weight in excess of 7,500 pounds. See Virginia Code 46.2-100
  • United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
  • Vehicle: means every device in, on or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway, except personal delivery devices and devices moved by human power or used exclusively on stationary rails or tracks. See Virginia Code 46.2-100