By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — An annual ritual for West Virginia’s motorists became a biannual ritual on New Year’s Day when a new state law went into effect and replaced one-year inspection stickers with two-year-inspection stickers.
In April last year, Gov. Jim Justice signed House Bill 2310 which called for the annual vehicle inspections to end on Jan. 1, 2024.
“The Superintendent of the West Virginia State Police shall require that every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, and pole trailer registered in this state be inspected once every two years and that an official certificate of inspection and approval be obtained for each vehicle: Provided, That the amendments made to this subsection during the 2023 regular session of the Legislature shall become effective on January 1, 2024,” according to a provision in House Bill 2310.
The price for an inspection will increase to about $19.
