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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>364653</law_id><section_number>46.2-1057</section_number><catch_line>Windshields</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="101" identifier="46.2">Motor Vehicles</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Operation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="10">Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="6" identifier="6">Windshields and Windows</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on a <span class="dictionary">highway</span> in the Commonwealth any <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> or reconstructed <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span>, other than a <span class="dictionary">motorcycle</span> or <span class="dictionary">autocycle</span>, registered in the Commonwealth that was manufactured, assembled, or reconstructed after July 1, 1970, unless the <span class="dictionary">motor vehicle</span> is equipped with a windshield.</p></section></text><history>1970, c. 22, &#xA7; 46.1-293.1; 1989, c. 727; 2014, cc. 53, 256.</history><metadata><court_decisions><item key="0"><name>United States v. McHugh</name><case_number>1:08-cv-00078</case_number><citation>569 F. Supp. 2d 569</citation><date>2008-07-21</date><url>https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2483326/united-states-v-mchugh/</url><abstract> .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. (2008) .&#x202F;.&#x202F;. </abstract><court_html>District Court, E.D. Virginia</court_html></item></court_decisions></metadata></law>
