46.2-1164 - Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer of inspection sticker to new windshield; replacement of lost or damaged stickers.

§ 46.2-1164. Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer ofinspection sticker to new windshield; replacement of lost or damaged stickers.

When any vehicle requires the replacement of a windshield pursuant to §46.2-1058, it shall not be necessary to inspect such vehicle at the time ofreplacement if a valid state inspection sticker is displayed on thewindshield being replaced.

The sticker found on the broken windshield may be removed and placed on thenew windshield.

The Superintendent may designate certain State Police officers to issuesafety inspection approval stickers to vehicles from which the original validsafety inspection approval sticker has been lost, stolen or damaged withoutcausing the vehicle to be reinspected, provided the vehicle owner or operatorproduces the original safety inspection approval sticker receipt issued tothe vehicle within the past eleven months. Such replacement safety inspectionapproval stickers shall be issued in accordance with regulations promulgatedby the Superintendent.

(1978, c. 266, § 46.1-294.1; 1989, c. 727; 1993, c. 94; 1994, c. 396.)