Section 1. Purpose and authority

Part I. Administration of Virginia's Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Program

The Virginia Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Program was developed and adopted to promote highway safety. Its aim is to assure that all Virginia registered vehicles are mechanically safe to operate over the highways of the Commonwealth.

The rules and regulations governing the Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Program are contained in the Official Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual. These rules and regulations are promulgated under the authority of Chapter 10 (§ 46.2-1000 et seq.) of Title 46.2 of the Code of Virginia. All official inspection stations shall comply with these rules and regulations, issuing approval certificates only to those vehicles which the inspections shall determine to be in compliance with those rules and regulations.

These rules and regulations are intended to ensure a uniform system of corrective action for those who violate the rules and regulations of the Official Motor Vehicle Inspection Program.

The Official Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual covers administrative procedure as well as numerous vehicular safety items of varying importance. It is, therefore, necessary that the various sections of the manual be divided into categories of seriousness. This will provide a uniform system of corrective action for the certified inspector mechanics and the inspection stations.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 12, Issue 21, eff. August 7, 1996; amended, Virginia Register Volume 21, Issue 04, eff. September 22, 2004; Volume 28, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 46.2-1165 of the Code of Virginia.