In March here in Texas they did away with inspection stickers, and now you can't renew your vehicle registration w/o getting the inspection done first. Instead of a sticker they give you a report that you have to take with you to the DMV along with proof of insurance to get a renewal sticker that goes on the winshield on cars and the rear license plate on motorcycles. Fortunately, they also send the report electronically to the state DOT so you can do the renewal online, although it does take about a week to get the sticker and they won't let you renew online if your registration has already expired.