Excepciones a la Inspección de Vehículos en Virginia

Explicación Simple

En Virginia, algunos vehículos no necesitan pasar por una inspección. Por ejemplo, si tu coche es muy ligero o si eres dueño de un remolque antiguo, podrías estar exento de esta regla.

Es como cuando no necesitas un permiso especial para usar una bicicleta, pero sí lo necesitas para conducir un coche. Algunos vehículos son tan pequeños o antiguos que no requieren el mismo tipo de chequeo.

Ejemplo Práctico

María tiene un remolque antiguo que usa solo para llevar cosas al mercado. Dado que su remolque es considerado antiguo según la ley de Virginia, no necesita pasar por la inspección anual, lo que le ahorra tiempo y dinero.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 46.2-1158.01 - Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement. A. The following shall be exempt from inspection as required by § 46.2-1157 : 1. Four-wheel vehicles weighing less than 500 pounds and having less than 6 horsepower; 2. Boat, utility, or travel trailers that are not equipped with brakes; 3. Antique motor vehicles or antique trailers as defined in § 46.2-100 and licensed pursuant to § 46.2-730 ; 4. Any motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that is outside the Commonwealth at the time its inspection expires when operated by the most direct route to the owner's or operator's place of residence or the owner's legal place of business in the Commonwealth; 5. 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; 6. New motor vehicles, new trailers, or new semitrailers operated upon the highways of the Commonwealth for the purpose of delivery from the place of manufacture to the dealer's or distributor's designated place of business or between places of business if such manufacturer, dealer, or distributor has more than one place of business; dealers or distributors may take delivery and operate upon the highways of the Commonwealth new motor vehicles, new trailers, or new semitrailers from another dealer or distributor provided a m