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   Hey Aaron!   
      
   On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:40:18 -0700, you wrote:   
      
    > It's still a hassle though. I wish the state would stop requiring the   
    > check engine light to be part of the inspection. It's not making anyone   
    > any safer.   
      
   Here in Wisconsin, we're required to register our vehicles yearly, and every   
   other year an "emissions test" is required in order to be able to register   
   your vehicle. If your check engine light is on, there's a good chance   
   something is wrong enough with your vehicle to the point where it will affect   
   the emissions it produces. That alone will cause the emissions test to fail.   
      
   If I remember right, it's mostly just the surrounding counties of the big   
   cities (Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison, etc) that require this. If you have a   
   residence in any of the counties that don't require emissions testing, you can   
   register your vehicle there. However, the address you register your vehicle to   
   is where they most likely send the mail (renewal notices, registration forms,   
   etc), so if you don't have an actual residence in any of those counties, you   
   may want to try to go paperless and use email, instead. Otherwise, you'll   
   never know when your next one is due and will probably lapse on it and owe   
   more. Just as well, if they somehow find out you're doing this and don't   
   actually live at that address, you're probably subject to some big fines.   
      
   That said, I would imagine if you're both driving older vehicles, it's   
   probably a hell of a lot easier to fix said check engine light than it would   
   be on anything newer. Why not find out what the code actually is, and fix it?   
      
   Regards,   
   Nick   
      
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