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This law was first created in 1985. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 612 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1985 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1988, chapter 301; in 1994, chapter 28<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1451065,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364557,"identifier":"45.2-921","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/6\/45.2-921","url":"\/45.2-921\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/45.2-921\/","token":"45.2\/II\/C\/9\/6\/45.2-921","dublin_core":{"Title":" Hydraulic hoses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 45.2-921","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every hydraulic hose that is used on equipment shall have the hydraulic hose manufacturer’s rated pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) permanently affixed on the outer surface of the hose and repeated at least every two feet. Every hose installed on an automatic displacement hydraulic system shall either (i) have a four-to-one safety factor based on the ratio between minimum burst pressure and the setting of the hydraulic unloading system, such as a relief valve, or (ii) meet the minimum hose pressure requirements set by the hydraulic equipment manufacturer per the applicable hose standards for each type of equipment. No hydraulic hose shall be used in an application where the hydraulic unloading system is set higher than the hose’s rated pressure.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n HYDRAULIC HOSES (\u00a7 45.2-921)\n\nEvery hydraulic hose that is used on equipment shall have the hydraulic hose\nmanufacturer’s rated pressure in pounds per square inch (psi) permanently\naffixed on the outer surface of the hose and repeated at least every two feet.\nEvery hose installed on an automatic displacement hydraulic system shall either\n(i) have a four-to-one safety factor based on the ratio between minimum burst\npressure and the setting of the hydraulic unloading system, such as a relief\nvalve, or (ii) meet the minimum hose pressure requirements set by the hydraulic\nequipment manufacturer per the applicable hose standards for each type of\nequipment. No hydraulic hose shall be used in an application where the hydraulic\nunloading system is set higher than the hose’s rated pressure.\n\nHISTORY: 1985, c. 612, \u00a7 45.1-88.1; 1988, c. 301; 1994, c. 28, \u00a7 45.1-161.274;\n2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 387.","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"}}