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Va. Code Ann. § 46.2-1164 (2026)

Reinspection not required when windshield replaced; transfer of inspection sticker to new windshield; replacement of lost or damaged stickers

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When any vehicle requires the replacement of a windshield pursuant to § 46.2-1058, it shall not be necessary to inspect such vehicle at the time of replacement if a valid state inspection sticker is displayed on the windshield being replaced.

The sticker found on the broken windshield may be removed and placed on the new windshield.

The Superintendent may designate certain State Police officers to issue safety inspection approval stickers to vehicles from which the original valid safety inspection approval sticker has been lost, stolen or damaged without causing the vehicle to be reinspected, provided the vehicle owner or operator produces the original safety inspection approval sticker receipt issued to the vehicle within the past eleven months. Such replacement safety inspection approval stickers shall be issued in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Superintendent.

1978, c. 266, § 46.1-294.1; 1989, c. 727; 1993, c. 94; 1994, c. 396.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2017 · leading case: Moore v. Commonwealth, 640 S.E.2d 531 (Va. Ct. App. 2007).
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Moore v. Commonwealth, 640 S.E.2d 531 (Va. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “Furthermore, Code § 46.2-1164 provides that a valid inspection sticker may be removed from a vehicle's broken windshield and reattached to the vehicle's new windshield without submitting the vehicle to re-inspection.”
Jerry Lee Gibbs v. Commonwealth of Virginia, No. 1115161 (Va. Ct. App. June 6, 2017). · cites it 2× “2-1163 (not specifying how a vehicle inspection sticker must be “placed on the windshield”); Code § 46.2-1164 (allowing the transfer of an inspection sticker from a broken windshield to a replacement one).”
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