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Box 27472  \nRichmond, Virginia 23261  \nFor Additional Information Contact the Following Numbers:  \nInspection Supplies: 804-278-5322  \nStation Files: 804-278-5303  \n804-278-5306  \nStation Applications: 804-278-5308  \nInspector/Mechanic Records: 804-278-5308  \nStation Fees Collection: 804-278-5320  \n804-278-5321 Safety Division Headquarters: 804-278-5305  \nSafety Division Email:  [safety@vsp.virginia.gov](safety@vsp.virginia.gov)  \nLocal Area Safety Offices:  \nRichmond  \nCulpeper  \nAmherst  \nWytheville  \nSuffolk  \nSalem  \nFairfax  \n804-743-2217  \n540-829-7414  \n434-946-7676  \n276-228-6220  \n804-834-2368  \n540-387-5437  \n703-803-2622  \nTo View the Virginia Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Manual:  \n[https://vsp.virginia.gov/safety-and-enforcement/safety-division/](https://vsp.virginia.gov/safety-and-enforcement/safety-division/)  \nMOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY INSPECTION  \nRULES AND REGULATIONS  \nCHAPTER 70  \nTable of Contents  \nGuidelines for the Administration of Virginia’s Annual Motor Vehicle Inspection Program PART I PAGE \\# Administration  \n\n| 19VAC30-70-1\u003Cbr>19VAC30-70-2 | 7 8 | Purpose and Authority\u003Cbr>Corrective Action Procedures |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 19VAC30-70-3 | 9 | Class I Offenses |\n| 19VAC30-70-4 | 10 | Class II Offenses |\n| 19VAC30-70-5 | 11 – 12 | Class III Offenses |\n| 19VAC30-70-6 | 13 – 14 | Class IV Offenses |\n| 19VAC30-70-7 | 15 | General Information |\n| 19VAC30-70-8 | 16 | Definitions |\n| 19VAC30-70-9\u003Cbr>19VAC30-70-9.1\u003Cbr>19VAC30-70-9.2\u003Cbr>19VAC30-70-9.3 | 17 – 18\u003Cbr>19 – 21\u003Cbr>22 – 25\u003Cbr>26 | Inspector Requirements\u003Cbr>Inspector Certification\u003Cbr>Examination for Inspector’s License Reinstatement of Safety Inspector License Classification Change; 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