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Emissions testing and car rules in Mesa

Vehicle emissions testing is required in the Phoenix and Tucson metropolitan areas. ADEQ says all residents of the greater Phoenix and Tucson areas, and people who regularly commute into them for work or school, must have their 1967 or newer vehicles pass an emissions test. (source: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) (source: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality)

ADEQ's Phoenix Area station list includes two stations with Mesa addresses. Check your exact address with ADEQ's online locator; the testing area follows township lines, not city limits. (source: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) (source: Arizona Department of Environmental Quality)

Statewide rules that apply here

MVD says that in an emissions area you probably need a test unless your vehicle is five years old or less, a 1966 model year or older, or an electric vehicle. (source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division)

A city or town may set the maximum rate for towing or impounding a vehicle from private property without the owner's permission, and tow companies doing business there must follow it (A.R.S. 9-499.05). (source: Arizona State Legislature)

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