77931246.2-1158.01Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org2016Motor VehiclesOperationMotor Vehicle And Equipment SafetySafety InspectionsExceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement2011, c. 283; 2016, cc. 128, 702.http://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/46.2-1158.01/46.2-1157Inspection of motor vehicles required/46.2-1157//46.2-1158.01/46.2/III/10/21/46.2-1158.01
The following shall be exempt from inspection as required by § 46.2-1157:section
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Four-wheel vehicles weighing less than 500 pounds and having less than 6 horsepower;section
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Boat, utility, or travel trailers that are not equipped with brakes;section
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Antique motor vehicles or antique trailers as defined in § 46.2-100 and licensed pursuant to § 46.2-730;section
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A truck, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer for which the period fixed for inspection has expired while the vehicle was outside the Commonwealth (i) from a point outside the Commonwealth to the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged within the Commonwealth or (ii) to a destination within the Commonwealth where such vehicle will be (a) unloaded within 24 hours of entering the Commonwealth, (b) inspected within such 24-hour period, and (c) operated, after being unloaded, only to an inspection station or to the place where it is kept or garaged within the Commonwealth;section
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Motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers operated for test purposes by a certified inspector during the performance of an official inspection;section
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New motor vehicles, new trailers, or new semitrailers operated upon the highways of the Commonwealth over the most direct route to a location for installation of a permanent body;section
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Motor vehicles, trailers, or semitrailers, after the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, (i) operated over the most direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged and an official inspection station or (ii) parked on a highway and that have been submitted for a motor vehicle safety inspection to an official inspection station, for the purpose of having the same inspected pursuant to a prior appointment with such station;section
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Any vehicle for transporting well-drilling machinery and mobile equipment as defined in § 46.2-700;section
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Motor vehicles being towed in a legal manner as exempted under § 46.2-1150;section
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Logtrailers as exempted under § 46.2-1159;section
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Motor vehicles designed or altered and used exclusively for racing or other exhibition purposes as exempted under § 46.2-1160;section
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Any tow dolly or converter gear as defined in § 46.2-1119;section
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A new motor vehicle, as defined in § 46.2-1500, that has been inspected in accordance with an inspection requirement of the manufacturer or distributor of the new motor vehicle by an employee who customarily performs such inspection on behalf of a motor vehicle dealer licensed pursuant to § 46.2-1508. Such inspection shall be deemed to be the first inspection for the purpose of § 46.2-1158, and an inspection approval sticker furnished by the Department of State Police at the uniform price paid by all official inspection stations to the Department of State Police for an inspection approval sticker may be affixed to the vehicle as required by § 46.2-1163;section
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Mopeds;section
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Low-speed vehicles; andsection
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Vehicles exempt from registration pursuant to Article 6 (§ 46.2-662 et seq.) of Chapter 6.section
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The following shall be exempt from inspection as required by § 46.2-1157 provided (i) the commercial motor vehicle operates in interstate commerce; (ii) the commercial motor vehicle is found to meet the federal requirements for annual inspection through a self-inspection, a third-party inspection, a Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance inspection, or a periodic inspection performed by any state with a program; (iii) the inspection has been determined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to be comparable to or as effective as the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 396 § 396.3(a); and (iv) documentation of such determination as provided for in 49 C.F.R. Part 396 § 396.3(b) is available for review by law-enforcement officials to verify that the inspection is current:section
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Any commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce that is subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations;section
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Any trailer or semitrailer being operated in interstate commerce that is subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.section
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