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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 214<\/a> and 234<\/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":false,"permalink":{"id":1457481,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366352,"identifier":"46.2-908.2","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12.1\/46.2-908.2","url":"\/46.2-908.2\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-908.2\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12.1\/46.2-908.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Low-speed vehicles; required equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-908.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Every low-speed vehicle<\/span> operated upon a highway<\/span> shall be equipped with head lights<\/span>, brake lights<\/span>, tail lights<\/span>, reflex reflectors, an emergency or parking brake, an externally mounted rearview mirror, an internally mounted rearview mirror, a windshield, one or more windshield wipers, a speedometer, an odometer, braking for each wheel, a safety belt system, and a vehicle identification number.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLOW-SPEED VEHICLES; REQUIRED EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 46.2-908.2)\n\nEvery low-speed vehicle operated upon a highway shall be equipped with head\nlights, brake lights, tail lights, reflex reflectors, an emergency or parking\nbrake, an externally mounted rearview mirror, an internally mounted rearview\nmirror, a windshield, one or more windshield wipers, a speedometer, an odometer,\nbraking for each wheel, a safety belt system, and a vehicle identification\nnumber.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, cc. 214, 234.","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"}}