Suspensión de registro por falta de equipo en vehículos

Explicación Simple

Si un policía ve que tu auto no tiene cosas importantes como frenos o luces, puede quitarte la tarjeta de registro y las placas. Tienes 15 días para arreglarlo o conseguir una nueva inspección de seguridad.

Es como cuando te revisan la mochila en la escuela y si no tienes tus útiles escolares, te piden que los traigas antes de volver a clase.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan conduce su auto y un oficial lo detiene. El oficial nota que Juan no tiene luces traseras. Le quita la tarjeta de registro y las placas, y le dice que tiene 15 días para arreglar el problema antes de que pueda volver a usar el auto.

Penalidades

Si no se corrigen los defectos, se suspende el registro del vehículo hasta que se solucionen.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1000 - Department to suspend registration of vehicles lacking certain equipment; officer to take possession of registration card, license plates and decals when observing defect in motor vehicle; when to be returned. The Department shall suspend the registration of any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer which the Department or the Department of State Police determines is not equipped with proper (i) brakes, (ii) lights, (iii) horn or warning device, (iv) turn signals, (v) safety glass when required by law, (vi) mirror, (vii) muffler, (viii) windshield wiper, (ix) steering gear adequate to ensure the safe movement of the vehicle as required by this title or when such vehicle is equipped with a smoke screen device or cutout or when such motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer is otherwise unsafe to be operated. Any law-enforcement officer shall, when he observes any defect in a motor vehicle as described above, take possession of the registration card, license plates, and decals of any such vehicle and retain the same in his possession for a period of 15 days unless the owner of the vehicle corrects the defects or obtains a new safety inspection sticker from an authorized safety inspection station. When the defect or defects are corrected as indicated above the registration card, license plates, and decals shall be returned to the owner. For any summons issued for a violation of this section, the court may, in its discretion, dismiss the summons, where proof of compliance with this section is provided to the court on or before the court date. Code 1950, § 46-56; 1958, c. 541, § 46.1-58; 1960, c. 119; 1964, c. 414; 1972, c. 609; 1989, c. 727; 2017, c. 670 .