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This law was first created in 1982. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 634 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 1982 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 1989, chapter 727; in 2002, chapters 616<\/a> and 660<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 91<\/a> and 935<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1455801,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364714,"identifier":"46.2-1100","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/13\/46.2-1100","url":"\/46.2-1100\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1100\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/13\/46.2-1100","dublin_core":{"Title":"Use of standard seat belts permitted for certain children","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1100","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The use of a seat belt of the type which is standard equipment shall not violate this article if (i) the affected child is at least four years old but less than eight years old and (ii) any physician licensed to practice medicine in the Commonwealth or any other state determines that use of a child restraint system by a particular child would be impractical by reason of the child’s weight, physical fitness, or other medical reason, provided that any person transporting a child so exempted shall carry on his person or in the vehicle<\/span> a signed written statement of the physician identifying the child so exempted and stating the grounds for the determination.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nUSE OF STANDARD SEAT BELTS PERMITTED FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN (\u00a7 46.2-1100)\n\nThe use of a seat belt of the type which is standard equipment shall not violate\nthis article if (i) the affected child is at least four years old but less than\neight years old and (ii) any physician licensed to practice medicine in the\nCommonwealth or any other state determines that use of a child restraint system\nby a particular child would be impractical by reason of the child’s\nweight, physical fitness, or other medical reason, provided that any person\ntransporting a child so exempted shall carry on his person or in the vehicle a\nsigned written statement of the physician identifying the child so exempted and\nstating the grounds for the determination.\n\nHISTORY: 1982, c. 634, \u00a7 46.1-314.7; 1989, c. 727; 2002, cc. 616, 660; 2007,\ncc. 91, 935.","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"}}