NC Inspection sticker, $250, "if expires"

Couldn't you just get you car/truck inspected on time?....as freaking law preaching as this sight is, I think you'd at least get your junk inspected so it could be safe for yourself and everyone else on the road.Not to mention paying your fair share (like weighted tags and tax on WVO) come on you guys remember your straight laced ways. Don't wheel illegaly but don't worry about getting you vehicle inspected.:flipoff2:
Sorry I couldn't pass the opportunity up.
 
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YEAH, what he said...uh wait, GUILTY as charged actually...hey I pay them, when I eventually think about it.

Sam
 
The trick is to not renew your registration.

I called the dmv and asked what I should do since my cj was not on the road for two years getting built up. It's the perfectly legal way to avoid inspection fees if you have a project going.

Noah:beer:
 
not sure they can do that anymore...

or at least i KNOW that they cannot if you have an OBD2 (96+) vehicle....
 
Rob said:
That was my problem, my wife, the lawyer, checked into it. Basically you have to go before a DMV officer and try to explain it and get exempt. I've not talked to anyone successful yet. I had to pay the fine, and turn in my plate to avoid another fine.

Silly, I could understand a fine if your driving it with an expired sticker, but if it's parked, not being driven, and your still paying tags on it, there shouldn't be an issue. Now they lost the income for my personal tags too.
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If you vehicle is disabled then just turn the plate into DMV and tell them you have taken it off of the road. when you get it running again just go get a new inspection and a new plate. But I think you have to do this before it the inpection expires. if your inspection sticker is going to expire then just take it to be inpected an who cares if it passes. If it fails the you will get 90 days to fix it
 
I just got the letter in the mail for my wife's 2002 GC. It said the inspection was due 11-30-06, but I won't get fined if I get it inspected by 4-1-07. I thought I was being smart when I moved from a non-emissions county to an emissions county, I had it inspected before I renewed the registration. The current inspection sticker does not expire until Sep. but they want you to inspect it when you move from non-emissions county to emissions county so they can get their money. But did they offer me a refund before when I moved from an emissions county to a non-emissions county? Heck no!! I wonder when I'll get the letter for my daily driver?

And while I'm on the soapbox, do those idiots we seem to elect every couple of years really think my 2002 vehicle or any new vehicle for that matter may put out as much junk to the environment as those busses at the school across the street from me??? And they'll write us a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt, but they send thousands of kids twice a day on busses with no seatbelts!! :flipoff2: Don't get me wrong, I don't move without my seatbelt on, but where is the logic?
 
VortecJeep said:
IAnd while I'm on the soapbox, do those idiots we seem to elect every couple of years really think my 2002 vehicle or any new vehicle for that matter may put out as much junk to the environment as those busses at the school across the street from me??? And they'll write us a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt, but they send thousands of kids twice a day on busses with no seatbelts!! :flipoff2: Don't get me wrong, I don't move without my seatbelt on, but where is the logic?
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Just a note there bud. That bus is diesel. And for every one, there' probably at least 100 private passenger cars like yours. They have to regulate the cars b/c there's just so damn many of 'em.
 
RatLabGuy said:
Just a note there bud. That bus is diesel. And for every one, there' probably at least 100 private passenger cars like yours. They have to regulate the cars b/c there's just so damn many of 'em.
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Obviously it is a diesel. All I'm saying is that if I am sitting at a stoplight with the top off the Jeep, I'd rather be behind 90% of the passenger vehicles out there than one of those busses. :driver:
 
That's why I waited to register my Jeep (1972) until this month. It now joins my other antique vehicles in the never-needs-inspection club.
:)
 
I'd say it's easiest and cheapest if you're going to be building a rig for a year or more just turn the tag in. That way you don't have to pay for registration, insurance, inspections or (possibly) property tax. (Provided the vehicle isn't financed.)
 
New DMV Inspection rule, effective 1/1/07

FYI,

As of 1/1/07 DMV will now monitor your inspections from the comforts of their offices in Raleighwood. IF your inspection expires, you are greeted with a $250 fine in the mail. Ignore it and it will continue to grow. If not paid by tag renewal time, you will be blocked. Only deployed military folks will be exempt if they produce a copy of their deployment orders.

You've been warned...
 
SEAIRESCUE said:
FYI,
As of 1/1/07 DMV will now monitor your inspections from the comforts of their offices in Raleighwood. IF your inspection expires, you are greeted with a $250 fine in the mail. Ignore it and it will continue to grow. If not paid by tag renewal time, you will be blocked. Only deployed military folks will be exempt if they produce a copy of their deployment orders.
You've been warned...
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http://www.nc4x4.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18839
 
Lucky me, mine was jue in june, I did not get a letter till oct, and it was due at the end of nov. My jeep was non-drivable so I barly made it. That is going to suck if I forget it again
 
VortecJeep said:
Obviously it is a diesel. All I'm saying is that if I am sitting at a stoplight with the top off the Jeep, I'd rather be behind 90% of the passenger vehicles out there than one of those busses. :driver:
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You'd really dislike being behind my Dodge.

But, the newer and newest diesels are getting cleaner and cleaner... They won't bother you much anymore.
 
Gee, thats funny, mine has been expired since Nov, and I have till April 1st to get it renewed PER the letter I just got in the mail Saturday. then they will asses the $250 fine and block registration till it's taken care of.

'Spose I should fix the hole in the muffler and get it taken care of.

Got an actual web link or news article to verify this ?
 
Here's one not verifying it. http://www.wcti12.com/News12.asp Saw the same story on WRAL (TV) two weeks ago.

Car Inspection Confusion
Eastern NC - 1/29/2007
An e-mail circulating the state is causing a lot of confusion about DMV inspection policies.

The message sent by Auto Care Center aboard Cherry Point gives misinformation about the state's penalties for expired inspection stickers.

It says starting in January, the DMV will fine people $250 if they do not get their cars inspected in time.

In reality, the DMV levies that fine only if you fail to pass a safety or emissions inspection within four months of the expiration date on your sticker.

That law has been on the books for years.

Officials aboard Cherry Point say the Auto Care manager created the message to keep families on base informed of any inspection changes.

They say this was simply a misunderstanding, and it has been corrected.

State law does allow a law enforcement officer who stops you to issue you a citation if you are driving with an expired sticker.
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Blkvoodoo said:
Gee, thats funny, mine has been expired since Nov, and I have till April 1st to get it renewed PER the letter I just got in the mail Saturday. then they will asses the $250 fine and block registration till it's taken care of.

'Spose I should fix the hole in the muffler and get it taken care of.

Got an actual web link or news article to verify this ?
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we must've been on the same mailing list...I was out of town this week, so I'm not sure which day it came...

for information...it came on NCDOT letterhead, with my TJ VIN, address, etc at the top...


Dear North Carolina Motorist:

As the number of motor vehicles on our roads increase, we need your assistance in maintaining the highest level of air quality in our state. The Federal Clean Air Act of 1990 requires North Carolina to conduct an annual emissions/safety inspection of all gasoline-powered vehicles registered in an emissions county.

This letter is to remind you that the vehicle listed was due for the annual emissions/safety inspection by 11/30/2006. In order to comply with the state regulations, the vehicle should receive a passing emissions/safety inspection by 4/1/2007. Failure to do so will result in a civil penalty up to $250 and a temporary block in our renewal system until the matter is resolved.

If the vehicle has not been emissions inspected because:
1. The vehicle is heavy duty.
2. The vehicle is Diesel powered.
3. The vehicle is out of state.
4. You no longer own the vehicle.
5. The vehicle has been junked.
6. The vehicle is no longer in service.

Then you must: these have been abbreviated
1. verify GVWR and contact Consumer Help Desk
2. check registration card for fuel type - if it is "G", contact local DMV License and Theft Bureau
3. provide copy of military orders, verification of school enrollment, or letter from employer to Consumer Help Desk
4. turn in plate, provide copy of bill of Sale to Consumer Help Desk
5. provide a copy of the junk title to the Consumer Help Desk
6. turn in plate

Should you have any questions regarding this notice or the emissions/safety inspection process, please call our Consumer Help Desk at 1-888-999-3044 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday, excluding State holidays. Thank you for your assistance in reducing air pollution in North Carolina.

Sincerely,

NCDMV
License & Theft Bureau
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just thought I'd share...

guess that's what happens when you take the windshield off for the last couple months...:D

Greg
 
Oh $hit, I just realized my Mazda was due in Jan.
Anybody know of places in Winston that oparate after 5:30 (and don't take 3 hours)?
OBDII car so should be easy, right?

Will report back when/if I get a letter. Nothing yet (2/15).
 
You have 4 months after your inspection expires to have it inspected before the $250 penalty is owed.

THIS HAS NOT CHANGED!!! There is no new law effective Jan 1, 2007 or any other date that changes this law. This law was last amended in 1998 and HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED.

Is that clear enough?

Here is the actual statute:

§ 20 183.8A. Civil penalties against motorists for emissions violations.
The Division shall assess a civil penalty against a person who owns or leases a vehicle that is subject to an emissions inspection and who does any of the following:
(1) Fails to have the vehicle inspected within four months after it is required to be inspected under this Part.
(2) Instructs or allows a person to tamper with an emission control device of the vehicle so as to make the device inoperative or fail to work properly.
(3) Incorrectly states the county of registration of the vehicle to avoid having an emissions inspection of the vehicle.
The amount of penalty is one hundred dollars ($100.00) if the vehicle is a pre 1981 vehicle and two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) if the vehicle is a 1981 or newer model vehicle. As provided in G.S. 20 54, the registration of a vehicle may not be renewed until a penalty imposed under this section has been paid. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 754, ss. 1, 8; 1998 212, s. 27.6(b).)


And for those of you who might wonder how I am so sure about this....

I am a lawyer, I am a lawyer for the NC General Assembly, the NC General Assembly WRITES the laws, I specialize in motor vehicle law, which means I write the motor vehicle laws, which means I KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS!

Don't argue with me about this. :flipoff2:


Rob - I love you dear, but yes we did get a letter for your Jeep before the 4 months was up. :)

Oh, and the only way to avoid the fine by turning your plates in is to turn them in BEFORE your inspection expires. If you turn them in after the inspection expires you will still owe the $250.
 
Legal Eagle said:
Oh, and the only way to avoid the fine by turning your plates in is to turn them in BEFORE your inspection expires. If you turn them in after the inspection expires you will still owe the $250.
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yup that is the part that got me :)
 
Legal Eagle said:
I am a lawyer, I am a lawyer for the NC General Assembly, the NC General Assembly WRITES the laws, I specialize in motor vehicle law, which means I write the motor vehicle laws, which means I KNOW WHAT THE LAW IS!
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In that case, what do you know about the law that supposedly states that when a vehicle is 25(+) years from date of manufacture, it doesn't need to be inspected (neither sniffed nor safety)?

I *had* a photocopy of a(n "official" looking) letter given to me by Terry M. that stated this, but I've lost it and would like to keep either another copy of the letter (if legit) or a copy of the statutes to back it up... just in case the LEO ain't quite up to snuff on such things

FWIW, the inspection has been out on the Moss since (had to go look) June 2005 and now that she's 25 y/o (born in December 1971), wasn't planning to renew... :D
 
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