1997 Minnesota Statutes

     116.61 Inspection required. 

    Subdivision 1.    Requirement.  (a) Except as described 
 in subdivision 1a, each motor vehicle registered to an owner 
 residing in the metropolitan area and each motor vehicle 
 customarily domiciled in the metropolitan area but exempt from 
 registration under section 168.012 or 473.448 must be inspected 
 annually for air pollution emissions as provided in sections 
 116.60 to 116.65. 

    (b) The inspections must take place at a public or fleet 
 inspection station.  The inspections must take place within 90 
 days prior to the registration deadline for the vehicle or, for 
 vehicles that are exempt from license fees under section 168.012 
 or 473.448, at a time set by the agency. 

    (c) The registration on a motor vehicle subject to 
 paragraph (a) may not be renewed unless the vehicle has been 
 inspected for air pollution emissions as provided in sections 
 116.60 to 116.65 and received a certificate of compliance or a 
 certificate of waiver. 

    Subd. 1a.    Exception for new vehicles.  A vehicle need 
 not be inspected until the year in which it is being registered 
 is five years more than its model year. 

    Subd. 2.    Exempt vehicles.  The following motor 
 vehicles are exempt from the requirements of this section: 

    (1) a motor vehicle manufactured before the 1976 model year 
 or with an engine manufactured before the 1976 model year; 

    (2) a motor vehicle registered as classic, pioneer, 
 collector, or street rod under section 168.10; 

    (3) a motor vehicle that is exempted in accordance with 
 rules of the agency because the vehicle, although registered to 
 an owner residing in the metropolitan area, is customarily 
 domiciled outside of the metropolitan area; and 

    (4) any class of motor vehicle that is exempted by rule of 
 the agency because the vehicles present prohibitive inspection 
 problems or are inappropriate for inspection. 

    HIST: 1988 c 661 s 2; 1995 c 204 s 1,2