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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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.