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This law was first created in 2004. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 746<\/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":[{"id":365901,"section_number":"46.2-676","catch_line":"Registration certificate, license plates, or decals for any golf carts and utility vehicles; fees","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-676\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457537,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366365,"identifier":"46.2-916.1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13.1\/46.2-916.1","url":"\/46.2-916.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-916.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/13.1\/46.2-916.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Golf cart and utility vehicle operations on public highways not otherwise designated for such operation","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-916.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

No person shall operate a golf cart<\/span> or utility vehicle<\/span> on or over any public highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth except as provided in this article.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOLF CART AND UTILITY VEHICLE OPERATIONS ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS NOT OTHERWISE\nDESIGNATED FOR SUCH OPERATION (\u00a7 46.2-916.1)\n\nNo person shall operate a golf cart or utility vehicle on or over any public\nhighway in the Commonwealth except as provided in this article.\n\nHISTORY: 2004, c. 746.","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"}}