Virginia Administrative Code › Title 19 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Agency 30 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE › Chapter 70 - MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION REGULATIONS › Part III - Inspection Requirements for Passenger Vehicles and Vehicles Up to 10,000 Pounds (GVWR) › Section 19VAC30-70-310 - Air pollution control system or device

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. No motor vehicle manufactured for the
				  model year 1973 or for subsequent model years shall be operated on the highways
				  of this Commonwealth unless it is equipped with an air pollution control system
				  or device, or combination of such systems or devices installed in accordance
				  with federal laws and regulations.
B. The provisions of this section shall not
				  prohibit or prevent shop adjustments or replacements of equipment for
				  maintenance or repair or the conversion of engines to low polluting fuels, such
				  as, but not limited to, natural gas or propane, so long as such action does not
				  degrade in any manner or to any degree the anti-pollution capabilities of the
				  vehicle power system.
C. Inspect
				  for and reject if:
1. The air pollution
				  control system or device on motor vehicles manufactured for the model year 1973
				  or for subsequent model years has been removed or otherwise rendered
				  inoperable. The conversion of an engine to utilize low polluting fuels such as
				  natural gas or propane may result in the removal of some part of the pollution
				  control system; however, if the engine is converted to utilize both low
				  polluting fuels and/or gasoline no part of the pollution control system or
				  device can be removed or otherwise rendered inoperable.
2. Any of the essential parts of the
				  pollution control system or devices on vehicles manufactured for the model year
				  1973 or for subsequent model years have been removed, rendered inoperable or
				  disconnected. This includes any belt, valve, pump, hose line, cap, canister,
				  catalytic converter and the restrictor in the gasoline tank filler neck on
				  vehicles required to use unleaded fuel.
NOTE: In order to determine if a motor vehicle was
					 originally equipped with emissions control equipment, refer to the vehicle's
					 emissions control information label which is usually located in the engine
					 compartment.
3. The
				  emission control system or device on motor vehicles manufactured for the model
				  year 1973 or for subsequent model years is not comparable to that designed for
				  use upon the particular vehicle as standard factory equipment.
Any new or used after market catalytic converter installed
					 on a vehicle after December 31, 1987, shall meet and be installed in accordance
					 with specifications established by the Environmental Protection Agency. A
					 catalytic converter so installed shall be identified with a visible, permanent,
					 non-destructible label or stamp which will identify the manufacturer, vehicle
					 application and month and year of manufacture. The label shall be in accordance
					 with the following format:
a. New
				  converters - N/XX/YYYY/ZZZZ
b. Used
				  converters - U/XX/YYYY/ZZZZ
N - New converter designation
U - Used converter designation
XX - Manufacturer code issued by EPA
YYYY - Numerical designation of vehicle application
ZZZZ - Month and year of manufacture (i.e. - 0188 for
					 January, 1988)