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CHAPTER 322 An Act to amend and reenact §§ 46.2-1167 and 46.2-1182 of the Code of Virginia, relating to safety and emissions inspection fees. [H 196] Approved April 1, 2002

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That §§ 46.2-1167 and 46.2-1182 of the Code of Virginia are amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1167. Charges for inspection and reinspection; exemption.

A. Each official safety inspection station may charge no more than:

1. Thirty dollars for each inspection of any (i) tractor truck, (ii) truck that has a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more, or (iii) motor vehicle that is used to transport passengers and has a seating capacity of more than sixteen passengers, including the driver, if performed prior to July 1, 2002, and fifty dollars for any such inspection performed on or after July 1, 2002;

2. Five dollars for each inspection of any motorcycle; and

3. Ten Fifteen dollars for each inspection of any other vehicle.

No such charge shall be mandatory, however, and no such charge shall be made unless the station has previously contracted therefor.

B. Each official safety inspection station may charge one dollar for each reinspection of a vehicle rejected by the station, as provided in § 46.2-1158, if the vehicle is submitted for reinspection within the validity period of the rejection sticker. If a rejected vehicle is not submitted to the same station within the validity period of the rejection sticker or is submitted to another official safety inspection station, an amount no greater than that permitted under subsection A of this section may be charged for the inspection.

§ 46.2-1182. Emissions inspection fees; exemption.

Emissions inspection stations performing emissions inspections under subsection A of § 46.2-1178 may charge $11.40 for each emissions inspection, but such charge shall not be mandatory. Any such fee shall be paid to the emissions inspection station.

Each emissions inspection station performing emissions inspections under subsection B of § 46.2-1178 may charge for each emissions inspection an amount not to exceed $17.00. Any such fee shall be paid to and retained by the emissions inspection station.

Beginning at such date upon which the program becomes an enhanced emissions program, each emissions inspection station performing emissions inspections under subsection C of § 46.2-1178 may charge an amount not to exceed $20.00 $28.00 for each emissions inspection. Any such fee shall be paid to and retained by the emissions inspection station.

Within fourteen days of an initial failure of an emissions inspection, the vehicle's owner shall be entitled to one free reinspection at the station that conducted the original inspection.