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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1973, chapter 368; in 1975, chapter 633; in 1980, chapter 559; in 2023, chapters 148<\/a> and 149<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1408305,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354334,"identifier":"22.1-183","token":"22.1\/12\/1\/22.1-183","url":"\/22.1-183\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-183\/","token":"22.1\/12\/1\/22.1-183","dublin_core":{"Title":"When warning lights and identification to be covered","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-183","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It is unlawful for a school bus licensed in the Commonwealth to be operated on the public highways of the Commonwealth for the purpose of transporting persons or commodities other than school personnel, school children, elderly individuals, or individuals with mental or physical disabilities unless the lettered identification and school bus traffic warning lights on the front and rear of such bus are covered with some opaque detachable material<\/span>. This section shall not apply to any such bus when operated by a salesman or demonstrator in connection with a prospective sale or delivery of a bus.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN WARNING LIGHTS AND IDENTIFICATION TO BE COVERED (\u00a7 22.1-183)\n\nIt is unlawful for a school bus licensed in the Commonwealth to be operated on\nthe public highways of the Commonwealth for the purpose of transporting persons\nor commodities other than school personnel, school children, elderly\nindividuals, or individuals with mental or physical disabilities unless the\nlettered identification and school bus traffic warning lights on the front and\nrear of such bus are covered with some opaque detachable material. This section\nshall not apply to any such bus when operated by a salesman or demonstrator in\nconnection with a prospective sale or delivery of a bus.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 22-151.2, 22-280.1; 1973, c. 368; 1975, c. 633; 1980,\nc. 559; 2023, cc. 148, 149.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}