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04-23-2012, 06:04 PM
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Re: Western Off Topic
Actually, the 15 day period is strictly for you to go to or from a shop to have it fixed. It's not allowing you to just drive as you please for 15 days. 
04-23-2012, 07:08 PM
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Re: Western Off Topic
Ahhh,the wonders of the internets....Taken straight from the VA State Police website:
Can I operate my vehicle with a rejection sticker on the windshield?
The validity period of a rejection sticker shall be 15 days, in addition to the day of inspection.
The purpose of a rejection sticker is to replace the approval sticker that was originally on your vehicle’s windshield. It, in itself, places no travel restrictions on the vehicle; however, it does not provide any exception to any statute governing equipment defects.
As an example, if your vehicle was rejected due to a defective exhaust, with a rejection sticker or with an approval sticker, you would be in jeopardy of receiving a summons for operating the vehicle on the highway with defective exhaust.
The validity period of a rejection sticker shall be 15 days, in addition to the day of inspection.
The purpose of a rejection sticker is to replace the approval sticker that was originally on your vehicle’s windshield. It, in itself, places no travel restrictions on the vehicle; however, it does not provide any exception to any statute governing equipment defects.
As an example, if your vehicle was rejected due to a defective exhaust, with a rejection sticker or with an approval sticker, you would be in jeopardy of receiving a summons for operating the vehicle on the highway with defective exhaust.
04-24-2012, 03:02 PM
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Re: Western Off Topic
Wow, I'll have to take a look at the new book we have, last I saw it wasn't legal to ride on a reject unless to/from repairs. Obviously that is no longer the case!
04-24-2012, 04:56 PM
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Re: Western Off Topic
That's the way I interpreted it though,even if the wording is now different.Basically,whatever is illegal on your car to make it fail inspection is not exempt from a ticket just because you're within the 15 day rejection sticker period.If you get pulled over you can still get a ticket for the illegal item,so essentially it's illegal to drive the car until it's fixed and inspected.I'd assume a cop would let you slide if you're going to get it fixed and/or re-inspected.
04-24-2012, 05:33 PM
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Re: Western Off Topic
That's the way I interpreted it though,even if the wording is now different.Basically,whatever is illegal on your car to make it fail inspection is not exempt from a ticket just because you're within the 15 day rejection sticker period.If you get pulled over you can still get a ticket for the illegal item,so essentially it's illegal to drive the car until it's fixed and inspected.I'd assume a cop would let you slide if you're going to get it fixed and/or re-inspected.
04-25-2012, 03:59 AM
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Re: Western Off Topic
Make sure your shit is right beforehand(and taking it somewhere "friendly" doesn't hurt either),and if it does get rejected,fix it immediately.