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Exactly.I bought a code scanner and it reset the code one time but won't do it again. Also, even if the code is cleared right before the test the vehicle will show up as "not ready" and still won't pass. You have to drive it a certain number of miles (no one knows how many) and then it will be ready for inspection. The caveat is that if you drive it the check engine light will likely just come back on, which is what happened to me.
Sometimes you can get lucky.
A few years ago I reset the code on my car. I drove it 60 miles and pulled into the testing center. It passed. As I pulled out of the parking lot the check engine light came back on.
I fixed it a few weeks later.