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Originally Posted by Sprayed
Are officers able to issue VIs to vehicles with temporary operating permits? I can't seem to find any information regarding that in the MVA or on CVSA website
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See these resources;
CVSE - VIP eForm System - Known Issues
Under "Vehicles Excluded from the Vehicle Inspection Program:", it says;
"Vehicles operating under a Non-Resident permit (Section 6(7) of the CTA) or a Temporary Operating Permit (Division 14 of the MVAR)"
-> Division 14 of MVAR talks about TOPs.
Also see MVAR 25.01 (2) (d) regarding Vehicle Inspections
Vehicle inspections apply to....
"(d) a vehicle, other than a motorcycle, the operator of which is required to hold a licence under the Motor Carrier Act or a licence or temporary operating permit under the Passenger Transportation Act,"
Now... I'm NOT a lawyer, but my understanding based on the above resources are that TOPs are excempt from VIs. I asked the opinion of a lawyer as well and she agreed with me, but gave the disclaimer that there
could be something else deeply buried in the MVA and MVAR that contradicts this and that an officer could interpret (however they want) to contradict the resources I outlined above. I wouldn't be surprised by this given how poorly written the MVA / MVAR are.
Then again, I would not be surprised if Mr. Fav officer completely ignores these rules and regulations and issue you a VI anyway. Whether you would be able to take the VI to the chief of police and "dispute" it and make a case about it by quoting the above resources, is a completely different story. I'd say it's worth a shot anyway if anyone gets a VI with a TOP.