§ 46.2-1158.1. Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approvalstickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armedservices of the United States.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspectionapproval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outsidethe Commonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed servicesof the United States shall be held not to have expired during the period ofthe owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services ofthe United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in orthrough the Commonwealth during the owner's official absence from theCommonwealth in the armed services of the United States. Should the armedservices member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothingin this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining acurrent inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by suchstate. In cases where a vehicle's owner has been officially absent from theCommonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United Statesbut returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehiclebecomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle's owner will have fivebusiness days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to havethe vehicle inspected. Furthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on any suchowner or operator for operation of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailerafter the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, over themost direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged andan official inspection station for the purpose of having it inspectedpursuant to an appointment with such station.
For the purposes of this section, "service in the armed services of theUnited States" includes active duty service with the regular armed forces ofthe United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.
§ 46.2-1158.1. Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approvalstickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armedservices of the United States.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspectionapproval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outsidethe Commonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed servicesof the United States shall be held not to have expired during the period ofthe owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services ofthe United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in orthrough the Commonwealth during the owner's official absence from theCommonwealth in the armed services of the United States. Should the armedservices member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothingin this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining acurrent inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by suchstate. In cases where a vehicle's owner has been officially absent from theCommonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United Statesbut returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehiclebecomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle's owner will have fivebusiness days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to havethe vehicle inspected. Furthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on any suchowner or operator for operation of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailerafter the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, over themost direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged andan official inspection station for the purpose of having it inspectedpursuant to an appointment with such station.
For the purposes of this section, "service in the armed services of theUnited States" includes active duty service with the regular armed forces ofthe United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.
§ 46.2-1158.1. Extension of validity of vehicle safety inspection approvalstickers issued for vehicles whose registered owners are persons in the armedservices of the United States.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, any vehicle safety inspectionapproval sticker issued for any vehicle that is principally garaged outsidethe Commonwealth while its registered owner is a person in the armed servicesof the United States shall be held not to have expired during the period ofthe owner's official absence from the Commonwealth in the armed services ofthe United States, regardless of whether such vehicle is operated in orthrough the Commonwealth during the owner's official absence from theCommonwealth in the armed services of the United States. Should the armedservices member be domiciled in another state of the United States, nothingin this section shall be construed to absolve such person from obtaining acurrent inspection sticker from his state of domicile, if required by suchstate. In cases where a vehicle's owner has been officially absent from theCommonwealth because of service in the armed services of the United Statesbut returns to Virginia following such official absence and the vehiclebecomes operational in the Commonwealth, the vehicle's owner will have fivebusiness days following such return, Sundays and holidays excepted, to havethe vehicle inspected. Furthermore, no penalty shall be imposed on any suchowner or operator for operation of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailerafter the expiration of a period fixed for the inspection thereof, over themost direct route between the place where such vehicle is kept or garaged andan official inspection station for the purpose of having it inspectedpursuant to an appointment with such station.
For the purposes of this section, "service in the armed services of theUnited States" includes active duty service with the regular armed forces ofthe United States or the National Guard or other reserve component.
