Location For Inspection Sticker And Falls Church Decal Changes

FALLS CHURCH, VA - From the City of Falls Church: Beginning January 1, 2018, Virginia state inspection stickers should no longer be affixed to the bottom center of a vehicle’s windshield. The state inspection stickers will now be placed in the bottom left corner of the windshield when viewed from inside the vehicle. Existing Virginia vehicle inspection stickers are to remain in their current position — in the bottom center of the windshield. Once a vehicle is inspected and issued a 2019 sticker, the new inspection sticker must be placed in the lower left corner, which is consistent with other states across the nation.

The new location applies to other stickers, including the City of Falls Church vehicle property tax decal. The 2018-2019 vehicle decal should be placed on the inside of your windshield in the bottom left corner (driver's side) to the right of the Virginia state inspection sticker (if already issued). There has been no change to the City of Falls Church code, which requires the decal (or "vehicle license") to be displayed next to the Virginia state inspection sticker (Falls Church City Code Sec. 26-68). Police officers and Public Service Aids will allow latitude in the position of both the Virginia state inspection sticker and the City of Falls Church vehicle decal.

All cars, trucks, and motorcycles normally garaged within the City of Falls Church must be registered and clearly display a 2018-2019 yellow City decal on or before November 16, 2018. The 2017-2018 green decal expires on November 15, 2018. The City decal changes every year with the annual vehicle personal property tax ("car tax"), which are due Thursday, October 5, 2018.

Visit the Treasurer page on the City of Falls Church website (www.fallschurchva.gov/treasurer) for more information.

Photo courtesy of Virginia State Police