Section: 18-601

INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Sections 1825 and 1826 of the Department of Motor Vehicles Establishment Act of 1998, effective March 26, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-175; D.C. Official Code §§ 50-904 and 905 (2014 Repl.)), Section 6 of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, approved March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1121; D.C. Official Code § 50-2201.03 (2014 Repl.)), Section 7 of An Act to provide for annual inspection of all motor vehicles in the District of Columbia, approved February 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 78; D.C. Official Code § 50-1107 (2014 Repl.)), Mayor’s Order 94-176, dated August 2, 1994, and Mayor’s Order 2016-077, dated May 2, 2016

Source : Regulation No. 72-13 effective June 30, 1972; 32 DCRR §§ 4.202 (a) - (c), Special Edition; as amended by §§ 2(7), 2(8) of the District of Columbia Bus Safety Inspection Act, effective April 9, 1976 (D.C. Law 1-60; 22 DCR 4373 (February 12, 1976)); 32 DCRR §§ 4.202(b), 4.202(c); as amended by § 2(n) of the District of Columbia Motorized Bicycle Act, effective April 7, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-110; 23 DCR 4954 (January 21, 1977)), 32 DCRR § 4.202(d); as amended by § 4(c)(2) of the Historic Motor Vehicle Act of 1977, effective February 25, 1978 (D.C Law 2-41; 24 DCR 3629 (November 11, 1977)), 32 DCRR § 4.204(a); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 30 DCR 2571 (May 27, 1983); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 4308 (July 18, 1986); as amended by § 4 of the Motor Vehicle Biennial Inspection Amendment Act of 1993, effective April 26, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-106; 41 DCR 1014 (March 4, 1994)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 41 DCR 6618 (September 30, 1994); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 1150 (February 9, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 48 DCR 6261 (July 13, 2001); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 748 (January 25, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 11261 (December 13, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 5031 (May 14, 2004); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 51 DCR 8110 (Aug 20, 2004); as amended by the Department of Motor Vehicles Service and Safety Amendment Act of 266, effective March 14, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-279; 54 DCR 903, 921 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Support Act of 2008, effective August 16, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-219; 55 DCR 7598 (July 18, 2008); as amended by the Historic Motor Vehicle Amendment Act of 2008, effective March 20, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-315; 56 DCR 203, 204 (January 9, 2009); as amended by the Vehicle Inspection Improvement Amendment Act of 2009, effective March 3, 2010 (D.C. Law 18-111; 57 DCR 181 (January 8, 2010); as amended by the Motorized Bicycle Amendment Act of 2012, effective April 27, 2013 (D.C. Law 19-290; 60 DCR 2343 (March 1, 2013)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 16843 (December 13, 2013); as amended by the Vehicle-for-Hire Innovation Amendment Act of 2014, effective March 10, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-197; 61 DCR 12430 (December 5, 2014)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11551 (August 21, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 7930 (August 11, 2017); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 1404 (January 29, 2021).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section
Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0046888 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
2/1/2021

N102985 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Excise Tax and Inspections View Text 1/29/2021
Vol 68/5
N0097683 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Excise tax View Text 9/25/2020
Vol 67/40
R0021598 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
8/11/2017

N0064906 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Autocycles and specified vehicle exception to emission inspections. View Text 8/11/2017
Vol 64/32
N0062189 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Autocycles and waiver of emission testing for certain vehicles View Text 2/3/2017
Vol 64/5
R0017411 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
8/21/2015

N0054719 Final Rulemaking Motor Vehicles,Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Inspections Vehicles for Hire View Text 8/21/2015
Vol 62/35
N0053613 Proposed Rulemaking Motor Vehicles,Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Inspection of Public Vehicles for hire View Text 6/19/2015
Vol 62/26
R0016946 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
3/10/2015

R0014490 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
12/13/2013

N0045663 Final Rulemaking Final rules amending Motor Vehicle Inspection Requirements View Text 12/13/2013
Vol 60/53
N0044435 Proposed Rulemaking Inspections regarding motorcycles and previously owned DC titled vehicles View Text 9/20/2013
Vol 60/40
R0009792 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
3/3/2010

R0012805 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
7/18/2008

R0002814 Adopted Rule INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900

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