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This law was first created in 2016. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 701<\/a> 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.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":364585,"section_number":"46.2-1005","catch_line":"Procedure for approval of equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1005\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1456135,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364584,"identifier":"46.2-1005.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1005.1","url":"\/46.2-1005.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1005.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1005.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Auxiliary lights on motorcycles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1005.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Superintendent<\/span> of State Police shall establish guidelines setting forth a procedure pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005<\/a> to allow for the submission and approval of auxiliary lights<\/span> on motorcycles<\/span> that are not approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers and shall publish such procedure on the Department<\/span> of State Police’s website by January 1, 2017. The approval of any lights<\/span> or equipment shall also be published on the Department<\/span>’s website and the Department<\/span> shall notify official safety inspection stations of such approved equipment.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAUXILIARY LIGHTS ON MOTORCYCLES (\u00a7 46.2-1005.1)\n\nThe Superintendent of State Police shall establish guidelines setting forth a\nprocedure pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005 to allow for the submission and approval of\nauxiliary lights on motorcycles that are not approved by the Society of\nAutomotive Engineers and shall publish such procedure on the Department of State\nPolice’s website by January 1, 2017. The approval of any lights or\nequipment shall also be published on the Department’s website and the\nDepartment shall notify official safety inspection stations of such approved\nequipment.\n\nHISTORY: 2016, c. 701.","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"}}