Section 175.8. Newly-purchased vehicles

(a) Vehicles without valid certificate of inspection. A vehicle which does not display a valid certificate of inspection at the time of sale, resale or entry into this Commonwealth shall be inspected within 10 days of sale, resale or entry into this Commonwealth, whichever occurs later. The inspection shall be coordinated with the staggered registration system regardless of the date of a previous inspection in this or another jurisdiction.

(b) Vehicles with valid certificate of inspection. A vehicle which displays a valid certificate of inspection at the time of sale or resale may be driven until the inspection certificate expires.

(c) Vehicles subject to semiannual inspection and mass transit vehicles. Vehicles subject to semiannual inspection and mass transit vehicles are exempt from the provision of subsection (a) which requires coordination of inspection expiration with the staggered registration system.

The provisions of this § 175.8 adopted December 2, 1977, effective February 1, 1978, 7 Pa.B. 3499; amended July 14, 1978, effective August 1, 1978, 8 Pa.B. 2006; amended July 9, 1982, effective July 10, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2181; amended September 3, 1982, effective September 4, 1982, 12 Pa.B. 2943; readopted December 2, 1988, effective December 3, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 5362; amended February 18, 1994, effective February 19, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 962. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (132832) to (132833).

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The provisions of this § 175.8 amended under Vehicle Code,