Brake System
Front Seat Belts
Headlights
Fuel System
Bumpers
Exhaust System
Rearview Mirrors
Tires & Wheels
Turn Signals
Steering Mechanism
Horn
WindshieldWipers
Air Pollution Control Devices
These ITems WIll Be InspecTed
Taillights, Brakelights & Turn Signals
All Window Glass
requently Asked Questions About Motor Vehicle Inspection Q.IfIsellmycardoIneedtohaveitinspected?
A.Yes,ifthecarismorethansixyearsoldandsoldtoanindi-
vidualandnotusedasatrade-inonanothervehicleitmustbeinspectedpriortosale.Theexceptionstothisarevehiclessoldfromdealertodeal-er,orvehiclessoldforjunk,salvage,orrebuilding.Inthelattercase,theaffadavitcontainedintheOfficialInspectionRegulationsshallbepre-sentedbythebuyertotheseller.
Q.Whenisaninspectionre-quired?
A.Motorvehiclesarenotre-quiredtobeinspectedforthe
five-year-periodfollowingtheirmod-elyearofmanufacture.Inspectionisrequiredwithin60daysofappli-cationforregistration;immediatelypriortothesaleofausedvehicle,ifmorethansixyearsoldexceptifthevehicleissoldforjunk,salvage,orrebuilding;and,ifinvolvedinanaccidentandsodirectedbyapoliceofficer.
Q.Whocanperformmotorvehicleinspections?
A.Mechanicswhohaveatleastoneyearofpracticalexperi-
enceasanautomobilemechanicorwhohavesuccessfullycompletedacourseofvocationalinstructioninautomotivemechanicsfromagener-allyrecognizededucationalinstitu-tion.Theymustdemonstratetheirknowledgeandabilitytoconductaninspectionincompliancewithestab-lishedproceduresandbeatleast17
yearsoldandlicensedbytheMissouriStateHighwayPatrol.
Q.Ifthevehicleisrejectedandre-pairsaremadeelsewhere,mustIshowarepairbilltotheinspectionsta-tionatthetimeofreinspection?
A.No,sincetheinspector/mechanicvisu-allyrejectedthevehicle,hemustvisu-
allyreinspectit.Thereinspectionshalltakeplaceintheareaapprovedforinspectionpur-poses.Inmostcases,thevehiclewouldhavetobeinspectedinsidetheapprovedarea.
Q.HowlongshouldIhavetowaitattheinspectionstationbeforeIre-ceiveaninspection?
A.Inspectionstationoperatorsand/orin-spector/mechanicsareobligatedtocon-ductinspectionsandreinspectionsofvehiclesduringnormalbusinesshours.Avehicleshallbeinspectedwithintwohoursafterbeingpresentedunlessothervehiclesarebeingin-spected.Whenavehicleispresentedduringthe20dayperiodforreinspections,arein-spectionmustbeginwithinonehour.
Q.Howmuchtimedoesapersonhavetogettheirdefectscorrectedbe-foretheymustpayanadditionalfee?
A.Ifapersonreturnsthevehicletotheoriginalinspectionstationwithin20days,excludingSaturdays,Sundays,andstateholidays,therejecteditemswillbereinspect-edatnoadditionalcost.Theinspectionstationisonlyrequiredtoperformonefreereinspec-tion.
Q.IfIhaveacomplaintagainstanin-spectionstation,whodoItell?
A.TherearenineHighwayPatroltroopsthroughoutthestate.Contactthetroop
nearestyouandexplainthesituation,inorderthatanimmediateinvestigationmaybemade.
Q.Whatitemsarenecessaryforapersontotakewiththemtothe
inspectionstation?
A.Theonlyitemsrequiredforaninspec-tionarethefeeandthevehicletobe
inspected.Proofofownershipandrenewalnoticesarenotnecessary.Theinspector/me-chanicshouldobtaintheneededinformationfromthevehicleandthepersonpresentingthevehicle.
Q.Canavehiclewhichdoesnothaveavalidregistration(license)beop-eratedtoaninspectionstation?
A.Yes,butonlyforthepurposeofobtain-inganinspectionandoverthemostdi-rectroutebetweentheowner’susualplaceofresidenceandaninspectionstation.Ifrepairsareneeded,thevehiclemaybeoperatedfromtheinspectionstationtoaplaceofrepairandreturnedforreinspectionprovidedtherepairsaremadewithin20days.
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Motor Vehicle Inspection
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The Need For Motor Vehicle InspectionTherearethreefactorsinvolved
whichcontributetotheoveralltrafficcrashexperience.Theyare the driver, the roadway, and the vehicle. All of us have seen vehicles that prove many owners fail to prop-erly maintain their vehi cles. The function of the Missouri State Highway Patrol; Motor Vehicle Inspection Program is to identify these defective vehicles and cause them to be repaired or removed from the highways of the state. How, then, are we to accom-plish this? The only way to be reasonably certain vehicles are main tained mechanically safe is through periodic motor vehicle inspec-tion. Since the program began in 1969, over one million defects have been identified annually. This has contributed to the continual decrease in the death rate per 100 million miles.
