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Twin_Cam
Twin_Cam Dork
12/15/09 7:19 p.m.

Well, where? And by state, I of course also mean province for you types north of the border, and territory/township/village whatever the heck British people have.

PA- driver's side, bottom of windshield. One sticker, roughly 3" by 1.5", for safety inspection and (unless you live in the sticks) one sticker for emissions.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/15/09 7:20 p.m.

I live in PA and they put it on the driver's side, bottom of windshield. One sticker, roughly 3" by 1.5", for safety inspection and (unless you live in the sticks) one sticker for emissions.

Oh wait, you said that.

EvanB
EvanB GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
12/15/09 7:24 p.m.

I live in Ohio...no inspection.

TJ
TJ Dork
12/15/09 7:25 p.m.

Alabama - no inspections, no stickers. Virginia - bottom center of windshield

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
12/15/09 7:26 p.m.

NC - we just changed to a no sticker plan. You won't get your registration updated unless you have a current inspection though, so maybe I should have said the upper right corner of the license plate?

Tommy Suddard
Tommy Suddard GRM+ Memberand SonDork
12/15/09 7:40 p.m.

No inspection.

jpod999
jpod999 Reader
12/15/09 7:44 p.m.

California - no inspection, but E36 M3 hits the fan with everything else related to the car.

griffin729
griffin729 Reader
12/15/09 7:46 p.m.

Indiana no inspection no nothing

hotrodlarry
hotrodlarry Reader
12/15/09 7:48 p.m.

N.H. - one sticker 2.5" square above the rear view mirror center of windshield.

unk577
unk577 New Reader
12/15/09 7:51 p.m.

Florida=No inspection.

Grtechguy
Grtechguy SuperDork
12/15/09 7:52 p.m.

Inspection sticker? whats that?

RexSeven
RexSeven Dork
12/15/09 7:57 p.m.

MA: Lower passenger-side corner of windshield

Adrian_Thompson
Adrian_Thompson Reader
12/15/09 8:02 p.m.

Mi, no nothing, but I wish they had both an inspection and emissions testing at times.

93celicaGT2
93celicaGT2 SuperDork
12/15/09 8:05 p.m.
griffin729 wrote: Indiana no inspection no nothing

This. In this state, we don't care what you drive.

mel_horn
mel_horn Dork
12/15/09 8:07 p.m.

Hey, wait a minute: We started OBD-II emissions testing in PA a few years ago statewide (a couple areas had had tailpipe testing for a while longer) because it was going to go nationwide. WTF happened to that?

pigeon
pigeon HalfDork
12/15/09 8:11 p.m.

NY - 2" square inspection sticker and 2x4" registration sticker both bottom drivers side windshield. Given some of the frightening poc cars I see around the inspection is merely another car tax, but at least we don't get the annual raping VA residents get on the personal property tax.

Ian F
Ian F HalfDork
12/15/09 8:33 p.m.

NJ - one sticker, lower left, for both safety and emissions. Good for 4 years on a new car, every 2 after that... Kinda nice compared to the yearly inspections I have to deal with in PA... although since my two main drivers are diesels, I don't have to worry about the emissions sticker.

mistanfo
mistanfo Dork
12/15/09 8:34 p.m.

In Virginia, it's at the base of the windshield, centered. It used to be, there was a property tax sticker beside it, but if you still have one of those on your car, they can ticket you for having an impaired field of vision.

There was a bill in the legislature that would tie the inspection to the registration, with a tougher inspection process for those that wanted a 2 year registration. The main opponents that saw the bill shot down? Sherrif's association. Easiest ticket they can write, and many just pay it as opposed to taking a day of work to show that they got it fixed. Sadly, a short visit to the clerk's office ahead of time with proof of current inspection will usually see the ticket thrown out.

griffin729
griffin729 Reader
12/15/09 8:35 p.m.
93celicaGT2 wrote:
griffin729 wrote: Indiana no inspection no nothing
This. In this state, we don't care what you drive.

Although Lake county up by Chicago does have emissions testing.

Adrian_Thompson said: Mi, no nothing, but I wish they had both an inspection and emissions testing at times.

Having lived in both states I have to agree with this too.

Toyman01
Toyman01 GRM+ Memberand Dork
12/15/09 8:57 p.m.

SC used to do inspections, now nothing. Pollute all you want and if your car kills someone we don't care because most locals drive great big honking SUVs. The inspections were a joke when they did happen. $5.00 would get you a sticker at just about any gas station and the guy behind the counter wouldn't even get out of his chair. He would loan you a scraper to get the old one off with. They would also charge you double if you put the first on one up side down.

xci_ed6
xci_ed6 Reader
12/15/09 11:31 p.m.

IA no sticker/GA no sticker. IA used to have inspections, my dad did them when he was in high school. My dad doesn't know E36 M3 about cars.

They need to bring them back. After working in shops and seeing cars come in with barely adequate suspension & brake maintenance, and seeing them leave again when the owner was too cheap/broke and just didn't care...makes driving, x-that, being anywhere near a public road kinda scary.

Rufledt
Rufledt Reader
12/16/09 1:16 a.m.

WI - if it runs and you pay for registration, it's good. wait, scratch that, if you pay, it's legal. it doesn't even have to run.

Apexcarver
Apexcarver SuperDork
12/16/09 2:31 a.m.

western MD, visual safety inspection upon purchase of car, never again, no sticker.

I know out east they need emissions, but i dont know more then that.

Jay
Jay Dork
12/16/09 3:20 a.m.

Emissions goes on the front plate, safety inspection goes on the rear. There's also a round badge that goes in the lower-right corner of the windscreen that states what emissions class the car is, and if it's too low you're not allowed to drive it downtown in some cities. Yeah, that's real useful.

foxtrapper
foxtrapper SuperDork
12/16/09 4:24 a.m.

MD has no safety inspection and no sticker. MD has no tax sticker. MD has no emissions sticker. MD has a registration sticker, two actually, month and year. They go on the rear license plate.

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