VIRGINIA STATE INSPECTION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2025
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔During the term of licensure, an Inspection Technician must immediately report to
the State Police Inspection Unit any what? - ✔✔any convictions for violating 29-A
MRSA 1768, any suspension of the Inspection Technician's license to operate a motor
vehicle, and any criminal convictions. failure to report such convictions shall be grounds
for suspension or revocation of the Inspection Technician's motor vehicle inspection
license
✔✔If a vehicle does not pass inspection, what must the Inspection Technician do? -
✔✔the Inspection Technician must give the owner of the vehicle a written list of why
their vehicle did not pass inspection. the Inspection Technician shall also cut their
current sticker diagonally and remove the portion of the sticker that does not display the
month of expiration
✔✔How many stickers should Inspection station licensees order per order? -
✔✔Inspection station licensees should order at least a three-month supply of stickers
per order
✔✔When a vehicle gets a new sticker, where is the sticker put on the windshield? -
✔✔either in the lower left corner, or in the center of the windshield behind the rear view
mirror
✔✔When a vehicle gets a new sticker out on the windshield, what must the Inspection
Technician do to the sticker? - ✔✔the Inspection Technician must remove the numerical
block indicating the month of expiration. the entire block shall be removed
✔✔When a stub sheet is completed, where must it be returned and within what time
must it be returned by? - ✔✔completed stub sheets must be returned to the Maine State
Police Inspection Unit office within 30 days after the issuance of the last sticker on the
sheet
✔✔What must stations do with stub sheets at their location? - ✔✔stations must maintain
photocopies of all stub sheets at their location for a period of two years and make them
available to Law Enforcement Officers or Motor Vehicle Inspectors during normal
business hours
✔✔How long do inspection stickers last until they expire? - ✔✔Inspection stickers expire
one year from the last day of the month in which they were issued (ex: any sticker
issued any time during the month of June 2011 will expire at midnight on June 30, 2012)
✔✔For Class A when must an Inspection Technician or Licensee not issue a sticker?
And what is the rule for school bus stickers? - ✔✔Licensees or Inspection Technicians
, may not issue stickers after December 31st if the sticker was provided to the station for
the previous year (school bus stations may use the prior year's stickers during the first 6
months of the year)
✔✔If an inspection sticker is damaged, unusable, or must be declared void for any
reason, what shall the Technician do? - ✔✔the Technician shall write on the stub sheet
the reason for voiding the corresponding sticker, and attach the voided sticker to the
stub sheet
✔✔When must a school bus be inspected, and how are the stickers adjusted to fit these
inspections? - ✔✔a school bus must be inspected twice annually. (stickers issued
during February shall have block 8 removed and expire the last day in August, and
stickers issued during August shall have block 2 removed and expire the last day in
February)
✔✔Where do Technicians place stickers on a trailer? - ✔✔completed stickers shall be
placed on the lower left lateral side of the trailer
✔✔What other license does an Inspection Technician need to operate a motor vehicle?
- ✔✔an active driver's license and a valid right to operate a motor vehicle in Maine
✔✔To pass the exam, one must get a minimum score of what %? - ✔✔70%
✔✔How long must a person wait to re-test if they fail the exam? - ✔✔90 days
✔✔In order to apply and test for a Class E Inspection Technician license, what must
one have? - ✔✔applicants for a Class E Inspection Technician's License must either
already be licensed to inspect vehicles that an Inspection Technician with a Class A
license may inspect, or must be currently applying to receive a Class A Inspection
Technician license. an applicant may test for both classes of license at the same time
✔✔In order to apply and test for a Class B Inspection Technician license, what must
one have? - ✔✔applicants for a Class B Inspection Technician's License must either
already be licensed to inspect vehicles that an Inspection Technician with a Class A and
Class D license may inspect, or must be currently applying to receive a Class A and
Class D Inspection Technician license. an applicant may test for all three classes of
license at the same time
✔✔How long is an Inspection Technician license valid for? - ✔✔five years from the date
of issue
✔✔How long is an Inspection Station license valid for? - ✔✔two years
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔During the term of licensure, an Inspection Technician must immediately report to
the State Police Inspection Unit any what? - ✔✔any convictions for violating 29-A
MRSA 1768, any suspension of the Inspection Technician's license to operate a motor
vehicle, and any criminal convictions. failure to report such convictions shall be grounds
for suspension or revocation of the Inspection Technician's motor vehicle inspection
license
✔✔If a vehicle does not pass inspection, what must the Inspection Technician do? -
✔✔the Inspection Technician must give the owner of the vehicle a written list of why
their vehicle did not pass inspection. the Inspection Technician shall also cut their
current sticker diagonally and remove the portion of the sticker that does not display the
month of expiration
✔✔How many stickers should Inspection station licensees order per order? -
✔✔Inspection station licensees should order at least a three-month supply of stickers
per order
✔✔When a vehicle gets a new sticker, where is the sticker put on the windshield? -
✔✔either in the lower left corner, or in the center of the windshield behind the rear view
mirror
✔✔When a vehicle gets a new sticker out on the windshield, what must the Inspection
Technician do to the sticker? - ✔✔the Inspection Technician must remove the numerical
block indicating the month of expiration. the entire block shall be removed
✔✔When a stub sheet is completed, where must it be returned and within what time
must it be returned by? - ✔✔completed stub sheets must be returned to the Maine State
Police Inspection Unit office within 30 days after the issuance of the last sticker on the
sheet
✔✔What must stations do with stub sheets at their location? - ✔✔stations must maintain
photocopies of all stub sheets at their location for a period of two years and make them
available to Law Enforcement Officers or Motor Vehicle Inspectors during normal
business hours
✔✔How long do inspection stickers last until they expire? - ✔✔Inspection stickers expire
one year from the last day of the month in which they were issued (ex: any sticker
issued any time during the month of June 2011 will expire at midnight on June 30, 2012)
✔✔For Class A when must an Inspection Technician or Licensee not issue a sticker?
And what is the rule for school bus stickers? - ✔✔Licensees or Inspection Technicians
, may not issue stickers after December 31st if the sticker was provided to the station for
the previous year (school bus stations may use the prior year's stickers during the first 6
months of the year)
✔✔If an inspection sticker is damaged, unusable, or must be declared void for any
reason, what shall the Technician do? - ✔✔the Technician shall write on the stub sheet
the reason for voiding the corresponding sticker, and attach the voided sticker to the
stub sheet
✔✔When must a school bus be inspected, and how are the stickers adjusted to fit these
inspections? - ✔✔a school bus must be inspected twice annually. (stickers issued
during February shall have block 8 removed and expire the last day in August, and
stickers issued during August shall have block 2 removed and expire the last day in
February)
✔✔Where do Technicians place stickers on a trailer? - ✔✔completed stickers shall be
placed on the lower left lateral side of the trailer
✔✔What other license does an Inspection Technician need to operate a motor vehicle?
- ✔✔an active driver's license and a valid right to operate a motor vehicle in Maine
✔✔To pass the exam, one must get a minimum score of what %? - ✔✔70%
✔✔How long must a person wait to re-test if they fail the exam? - ✔✔90 days
✔✔In order to apply and test for a Class E Inspection Technician license, what must
one have? - ✔✔applicants for a Class E Inspection Technician's License must either
already be licensed to inspect vehicles that an Inspection Technician with a Class A
license may inspect, or must be currently applying to receive a Class A Inspection
Technician license. an applicant may test for both classes of license at the same time
✔✔In order to apply and test for a Class B Inspection Technician license, what must
one have? - ✔✔applicants for a Class B Inspection Technician's License must either
already be licensed to inspect vehicles that an Inspection Technician with a Class A and
Class D license may inspect, or must be currently applying to receive a Class A and
Class D Inspection Technician license. an applicant may test for all three classes of
license at the same time
✔✔How long is an Inspection Technician license valid for? - ✔✔five years from the date
of issue
✔✔How long is an Inspection Station license valid for? - ✔✔two years
