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Emissions Inspections Exempt For 20-Year Old Vehicles Beginning December 1

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said, for example, a 1999 model year vehicle would be exempt from obtaining an emissions inspection starting December

RALEIGH, N.C. — You will no longer have to get a yearly emissions inspection if your vehicle is 20 years old.

The new law begins December 1, 2019, after it was passed in 2017 and then approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said, for example, a 1999 model year vehicle would be exempt from obtaining an emissions inspection starting December 1.

By law, a motor vehicle must pass an annual safety inspection before it can be registered in North Carolina. Emissions are still required in 22 counties and will be required for vehicles under 20 years old. Those counties include: Alamance, Buncombe, Cabarrus, Cumberland, Davidson, Durham, Forsyth, Franklin, Gaston, Guilford, Iredell, Johnston, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, New Hanover, Onslow, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Union and Wake counties.

For more information visit, NCDMV.

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