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RALEIGH — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles reminds vehicle owners that its new electronic inspection program will begin Saturday, Nov. 1.

Electronic vehicle inspections will mean vehicles that undergo an emissions or safety inspection on or after Nov. 1, 2008, will no longer receive a windshield sticker. After that date, the vehicle’s inspection will be synchronized to be due the same month as the vehicle’s registration renewal each year.

Synchronizing each vehicle’s inspection and registration dates is expected to increase compliance with the state’s inspection program and help benefit North Carolina’s air quality and highway safety. Over the synchronization period, no vehicle will have to be inspected more than once in a 12-month period.

As part of the new program, safety and emissions inspection stations will enter inspection results into the DMV vehicle registration database. Vehicle owners will be able to renew their registration only after their vehicle has been inspected. At the program’s start, nearly 7,000 safety and emissions inspection stations will be connected to the database.

The cost of safety-only inspections has increased from $9.10 to $13.60. The cost of emissions inspections remains $30.

More information about the new inspection program can be found on the agency’s Web site at www.ncdot.gov/dmv under “No More Sticker!” or by calling 1-888-999-3044.