Madison Park

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Starting November 1, 2008, North Carolina vehicle safety and emissions inspections will go electronic.

This means that windshield inspection stickers will no longer be issued at your next inspection on or after November 1. After that date, the vehicle's inspection will become due the same month as the vehicle's registration renewal as shown on your license tag sticker.

Beginning November 1, vehicles will be required to pass a vehicle inspection prior to registration renewal by the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles.

The North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation (N.C. General Statute Chapter 20, Article 3A, Part 1) requiring the move to electronic inspection authorization to increase inspection compliance statewide and to further benefit the state's air quality and highway safety.

No More Sticker! How the Electronic Inspection Program Works

1. You should plan to get your vehicle inspected according to the information on your current windshield sticker, which indicates the month your inspection is due. If your inspection is due after November 1, 2008, you will no longer receive another windshield sticker following this inspection.
2. After your current inspection sticker is removed by the inspection technician, your next inspection date will appear on the vehicle registration renewal card you receive each year by mail. Your next registration renewal card will display information that your inspection will be due the same month as your registration renewal.
3. You must have a current vehicle inspection prior to renewing your annual vehicle registration. Inspection mechanics will continue to issued a receipt showing the date, station and results of your inspection, and a record of your inspection will be entered into the DMV's vehicle registration database.
4. You may have your vehicle inspected up to 90 days prior to your annual vehicle registration due date, but it must be inspected no later than the last day of the month your vehicle registration expires or your registration will be blocked.
5. Depending upon the date of your current inspection sticker, your next vehicle inspection may be greater than 12 months from your last inspection date. No vehicles will have to be inspected more than once in a 12-month period.
6. New North Carolina residents must obtain an inspection prior to registering their vehicle in the state.