EFFECTIVEGeorgiaFeb 26, 2024✓ Human reviewed

Georgia replaced fuel-cap pressure testing with fuel-cap verification

Georgia's Inspection and Maintenance amendments effective February 26, 2024 removed the fuel-cap pressure-testing requirement and replaced it with fuel-cap verification. The same rulemaking repealed the separate on-road remote-sensing test requirement.

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Georgia emissions inspection stations should use the current fuel-cap verification procedure and current analyzer prompts rather than the retired pressure-test procedure.

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Verified
Sep 21, 2026
Applies to
Inspection / emissions, General mechanical, Mixed services, Dealership fixed ops
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