Moving to a new place is exciting and complicated, and your whole mind is flooded with everything that you have to do, things you have to bring, check list upon checklist upon checklist.
Like, finding a place to live, narrowing it down with what to bring, how are you going to get what you have out there, do you have all important documents.
While an emissions test, makes sure your car is running smoothly and within city regulations, a safety inspection (at least for my experience going to 3 different places) was to make sure you car was safe on the road.
If all goes well the first time, you get the “Pass” on the Inspection,, then take it to the DMV, Then go back to the place where you got the Safety Inspection to get the sticker on your car.