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The light shall be actuated only in conjunction with the vehicle&#8217;s brake lights and hazard lights. Any supplemental high mount stop light installed on any other vehicle shall comply with those requirements.\n\nB\n\nNo law-enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a violation of this section. No evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection, including evidence discovered or obtained with the operator&#8217;s consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1358417,"text":"Whenever operated on the highways, every Virginia-registered passenger car manufactured for the 1986 or subsequent model year shall be equipped with a supplemental center high mount stop light of a type approved by the Superintendent or which meets the standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation. The light shall be mounted as near the vertical center line of the vehicle as possible. The light shall be actuated only in conjunction with the vehicle&#8217;s brake lights and hazard lights. Any supplemental high mount stop light installed on any other vehicle shall comply with those requirements.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1358418,"text":"No law-enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a violation of this section. No evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection, including evidence discovered or obtained with the operator&#8217;s consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A"}},"ancestry":[{"id":52055,"edition_id":2,"name":"Lights and Turn Signals","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":3,"parent_id":52052,"metadata":{"child_laws":38,"child_structures":0},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:31","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:11","permalink":{"id":1456411,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52055,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/3\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52052,"edition_id":2,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":2,"parent_id":52051,"metadata":{"child_laws":265,"child_structures":23},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:11","permalink":{"id":1455601,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52052,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52051,"edition_id":2,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":3,"parent_id":52048,"metadata":{"child_laws":589,"child_structures":55},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:07","permalink":{"id":1455599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52051,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":52048,"edition_id":2,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":101,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{"child_laws":1830,"child_structures":157},"date_created":"2026-08-02 02:52:29","date_modified":"2026-08-02 12:34:02","permalink":{"id":1452291,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":52048,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":364591,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1010","catch_line":"Equipment required","url":"\/46.2-1010\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1010","metadata":false},{"id":364592,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1011","catch_line":"Headlights on motor vehicles","url":"\/46.2-1011\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1011","metadata":false},{"id":364593,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1012","catch_line":"Headlights, auxiliary headlights, tail lights, brake lights, auxiliary lights, and illumination of license plates on motorcycles or autocycles","url":"\/46.2-1012\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1012","metadata":false},{"id":364594,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1013","catch_line":"Tail lights","url":"\/46.2-1013\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1013","metadata":false},{"id":364596,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1014","catch_line":"Brake lights","url":"\/46.2-1014\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014","metadata":false},{"id":364595,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1014.1","catch_line":"Supplemental high mount stop light","url":"\/46.2-1014.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014.1","metadata":false},{"id":364597,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1015","catch_line":"Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters","url":"\/46.2-1015\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1015","metadata":false},{"id":364598,"structure_id":52055,"section_number":"46.2-1016","catch_line":"Lights on other vehicles; 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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 955 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 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1456433,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364595,"identifier":"46.2-1014.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014.1","url":"\/46.2-1014.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1014.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Supplemental high mount stop light","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1014.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> Whenever operated on the <span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span>, every Virginia-registered <span class=\"dictionary\">passenger car<\/span> manufactured for the 1986 or subsequent model year shall be equipped with a supplemental center high mount stop <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> of a type approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> or which meets the standards adopted by the United States <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation. The <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> shall be mounted as near the vertical center line of the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> as possible. The <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> shall be actuated only in conjunction with the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>&#8217;s brake <span class=\"dictionary\">lights<\/span> and hazard <span class=\"dictionary\">lights<\/span>. Any supplemental high mount stop <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> installed on any other <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> shall comply with those requirements. <a id=\"paragraph-1358417\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1014.1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> No <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer<\/span> shall stop a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> for a violation of this section. No <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation of this subsection, including <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> discovered or obtained with the <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span>&#8217;s consent, shall be <span class=\"dictionary\">admissible<\/span> in any <span class=\"dictionary\">trial<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">hearing<\/span>, or other proceeding. <a id=\"paragraph-1358418\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1014.1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nSUPPLEMENTAL HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT (\u00a7 46.2-1014.1)\n\nA. Whenever operated on the highways, every Virginia-registered passenger car\nmanufactured for the 1986 or subsequent model year shall be equipped with a\nsupplemental center high mount stop light of a type approved by the\nSuperintendent or which meets the standards adopted by the United States\nDepartment of Transportation. The light shall be mounted as near the vertical\ncenter line of the vehicle as possible. The light shall be actuated only in\nconjunction with the vehicle&#8217;s brake lights and hazard lights. Any\nsupplemental high mount stop light installed on any other vehicle shall comply\nwith those requirements.\n\nB. No law-enforcement officer shall stop a motor vehicle for a violation of this\nsection. No evidence discovered or obtained as the result of a stop in violation\nof this subsection, including evidence discovered or obtained with the\noperator&#8217;s consent, shall be admissible in any trial, hearing, or other\nproceeding.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 955; 2020, Sp. 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