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It has been modified 6 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 1958, chapter 541; in 1960, chapter 125; in 1968, chapter 172; in 1970, chapter 26; in 1984, chapter 426; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":86371,"section_number":"46.2-1003","catch_line":"Illegal use of defective and unsafe equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1003\/"},{"id":71468,"section_number":"46.2-1004","catch_line":"Trademark or name and instructions required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1004\/"},{"id":63811,"section_number":"46.2-1009","catch_line":"Exemptions for certain electrically powered vehicles; standards and permits for such vehicles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1009\/"},{"id":54238,"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","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1012\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228615,"object_type":"law","relational_id":70555,"identifier":"46.2-1002","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/1\/46.2-1002","url":"\/46.2-1002\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1002\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/1\/46.2-1002","dublin_core":{"Title":"Illegal possession or sale of certain unapproved equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1002","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>It shall be unlawful for any person to possess with <span class=\"dictionary\">intent<\/span> to sell or offer for sale, either separately or as a part of the equipment of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>, or to use or have as equipment on a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> operated on a <span class=\"dictionary\">highway<\/span> any lighting device, warning device, signal device, safety glass, or other equipment for which approval is required by any provision of this chapter or any part or parts tending to change or alter the operation of such device, glass, or other equipment unless of a type that has been submitted to and approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> or meets or exceeds the standards and specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, Incorporated or the federal <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nILLEGAL POSSESSION OR SALE OF CERTAIN UNAPPROVED EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 46.2-1002)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to possess with intent to sell or offer for\nsale, either separately or as a part of the equipment of a motor vehicle, or to\nuse or have as equipment on a motor vehicle operated on a highway any lighting\ndevice, warning device, signal device, safety glass, or other equipment for\nwhich approval is required by any provision of this chapter or any part or parts\ntending to change or alter the operation of such device, glass, or other\nequipment unless of a type that has been submitted to and approved by the\nSuperintendent or meets or exceeds the standards and specifications of the\nSociety of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute,\nIncorporated or the federal Department of Transportation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-311; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-308; 1960, c. 125; 1968, c.\n172; 1970, c. 26; 1984, c. 426; 1989, c. 727.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}