Anyone know how inspection really works?

[madness410]

Hey guys,
sorry to be bothering everyone with these dumb inspection questions. but does anybody on here know how inspection really works?

1) if a cop pulls me over can he check where i got my car inspected at?
2) whats the barcode for on the inspection sticker? is that meant for the police
3) if i do get it privately inspected, and bring it to the dmv do they check the old sticker where you got it from?
4) if a cop runs my plates does all the inspection info come up?

by the way, im not asking this because im getting another fake sticker (learned my lesson from that)...but i might get it done at a private station who lets SOME stuff slide, i was just wondering how everything works about inspection. but i will have a cat on the car when its inspected. so dont grill me for that again everyone hahah.

any knowledge on this subject would be appreciated. thanks for looking

jon

[79T/A]

1) if a cop pulls me over can he check where i got my car inspected at?
2) whats the barcode for on the inspection sticker? is that meant for the police
3) if i do get it privately inspected, and bring it to the dmv do they check the old sticker where you got it from?
4) if a cop runs my plates does all the inspection info come up?

1. No. Where is irrelevant as long as it's a valid sticker. If, however, the sticker is fake, he can and will ask where you got it. Whether or not you want to answer is your choice.

2. I don't know why it's there, but to the best of my knowledge, the police do not have hand-held scanners to check them on the street, so they're not for the cops. I believe it is more to ensure the sticker's validity within the MVC. It's another item that is not always easily counterfeited and can be spotted as fake by the cops, though.

3. Why would you bring it to the DMV after getting it inspected? Do you mean, if I get it inspected privately and two years from now take it to DMV, then no...again, as long as it's legit.

4. No. The police can run a plate and use the information to research your driver history (Abstract). They will know how many times you were ticketed or involved in accidents, but not how many times the car was inspected and where. Newer sytems allow police officers to make an entry when you're pulled over so that if another officer in another department using the same system runs your plate and/or pulls you over, they'll know you got a warning or ticket from the first guy.

Hope that helps.

[madness410]

thank you 79ta for the answers...it helped alot.

my next sticker has to be legit either way because im almost 100% sure the officer made some type of note about it on my record.

[sweetbmxrider]

the only person who will suffer in your situation is the private inspector. you can play dumb and they can find out who inspected it via the sticker number and fine them most. if you get "hooked up", you're legit!

[79CamaroDiva]

If you get inspected, and they let something slide like tint or emissions, if for whatever reason the cop gives you a hard time about the sticker, say you did all your modifications after you got inspected. You're already in trouble, don't bring the man that did you a favor down.

[procamaroz28]

for the T/A i just cleaned that sticker area and remove my front plat so it looks like im out of state driver from front but if the cop looks at the back and pulls me over i say its a new windshield i'v never took that car to inspection

[sweetbmxrider]

they put your old sticker on the new windshield....fail

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

they put your old sticker on the new windshield....fail

[procamaroz28]

seriously?? dam!!! well i have not ticketed for that yet, i guess im that slick

[madness410]

Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider

they put your old sticker on the new windshield....fail

do they? when i got my fake sticker ripped off by my police officer he said, if you try to take a REAL sticker off it would rip and tear. hmm

[madness410]

Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

If you get inspected, and they let something slide like tint or emissions, if for whatever reason the cop gives you a hard time about the sticker, say you did all your modifications after you got inspected. You're already in trouble, don't bring the man that did you a favor down.

of course not...from what i hear its a 25,000 fine, and a 10 year loss of inspection license.

[BonzoHansen]

Originally Posted by madness410

of course not...from what i hear its a 25,000 fine, and a 10 year loss of inspection license.

Depends on prior offenses, but that is harsher then I remember. Nonetheless you basically would screw them.

[79CamaroDiva]

Originally Posted by madness410

do they? when i got my fake sticker ripped off by my police officer he said, if you try to take a REAL sticker off it would rip and tear. hmm

they do rip and tear, but its doable if you know how to do it. There's no reason to have to get a car reinspected just because you had to change the windshield.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by 79T/A

2. I don't know why it's there, but to the best of my knowledge, the police do not have hand-held scanners to check them on the street, so they're not for the cops. I believe it is more to ensure the sticker's validity within the MVC. It's another item that is not always easily counterfeited and can be spotted as fake by the cops, though.

the bar code gets scanned at the time of inspection. It helps the MVC keep track of all the stickers, making it impossible to steal one without a flag getting thrown. the person inspecting it also scans their operator ID card so the sticker and the technician from that point on are linked.

[sweetbmxrider]

the actual bar code off of the Vehicle Inspection Report isn't scanned for any reasons other than documentation, if at all. stickers are manually typed in as far as i know. i think the bar codes were supposed to serve more purpose but for the most part, they just look fancy. the sticker has your VIN and registration # on it sooooo good luck stealin one!

[nj96z28]

Originally Posted by Ian

the bar code gets scanned at the time of inspection. It helps the MVC keep track of all the stickers, making it impossible to steal one without a flag getting thrown. the person inspecting it also scans their operator ID card so the sticker and the technician from that point on are linked.

I know a guy that worked at the Paramus Inspection Center ( aka Hell) The barcodes are as he said.

Madness , You gotta chill man, your always into some seedy **** it seems. Im 30 yrs old and I've done nothing but **** up for the past 16 years... relax man, take it from a veteran screw-up ?

[madness410]

Madness , You gotta chill man, your always into some seedy **** it seems. Im 30 yrs old and I've done nothing but **** up for the past 16 years... relax man, take it from a veteran screw-up ?[/

trust me man im not a trouble maker..i dont go out looking for trouble or anything...bad luck floats around man...its gotta land somewhere

[WildBillyT]

Originally Posted by 79CamaroDiva

they do rip and tear, but its doable if you know how to do it. There's no reason to have to get a car reinspected just because you had to change the windshield.

Yep. I got my windshield replaced and the guy just took the old sticker off and put it on my new glass.

[Tsar]

Originally Posted by WildBillyT

Yep. I got my windshield replaced and the guy just took the old sticker off and put it on my new glass.

what he said, I'im on my 3rd windshield and every time they've replaced mine they always put the old sticker back on. Granted it looked worse and worse after every replacement, but it was always there.

[NastyEllEssWon]

if you take a propane torch and heat up the glass on the outside the inspection stickers peel right off.

i have a question though, on obd2 cars they just hook into the cpu for emissions and not the tailpipe right????

[Ian]

Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon

if you take a propane torch and heat up the glass on the outside the inspection stickers peel right off.

i have a question though, on obd2 cars they just hook into the cpu for emissions and not the tailpipe right????

correct. however at state inspection stations, they check under the car for cats.

[ryanfx]

Originally Posted by madness410

trust me man im not a trouble maker..i dont go out looking for trouble or anything...bad luck floats around man...its gotta land somewhere

falsifying state government documents isn't exactly just floating bad luck.

[cdacda13]

You should feel lucky. A friend of mine was caught with a fake inspection sticker. The cops searched his truck for drugs. They ripped the whole interior to pieces and when they found nothing, just wrote the ticket and left. P.S. Most things that people consider bad luck isn't. Its stupidity. Just be smarter and you'll be fine.

[NastyEllEssWon]

i have cats. thats not problem, i was just wondering cause i have inspection this month