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Such procedure shall include the submission of a sample of the device for test and record purposes, submission of evidence that the device complies with this title and with recognized testing standards which the Superintendent is hereby authorized to adopt, and payment of the fee as provided by \u00a7 46.2-1008. The Superintendent shall then, within a reasonable time, either disapprove the device or issue a certificate of approval therefor.\n\t\tThe Superintendent may waive such approval and the issuance of a certificate of approval when the device or equipment required to be approved by this title is identified as complying with the standards and specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, Incorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department of Transportation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":286077,"text":"The Superintendent may establish a procedure for the approval of equipment required to be approved by him. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. 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 1954, chapter 364; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1960, chapter 125; in 1968, chapter 172; in 1970, chapter 27; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83398,"section_number":"46.2-1005.1","catch_line":"Auxiliary lights on motorcycles","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1005.1\/"},{"id":56437,"section_number":"46.2-1007","catch_line":"Retesting of devices and revocation of approval certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1007\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56489,"section_number":"46.2-1008","catch_line":"Fees for approval certificates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1008\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229129,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79866,"identifier":"46.2-1005","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1005","url":"\/46.2-1005\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1005\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1005","dublin_core":{"Title":"Procedure for approval of equipment","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1005","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Superintendent<\/span> may establish a procedure for the approval of equipment required to be approved by him. Such procedure shall include the submission of a sample of the device for test and record purposes, submission of evidence<\/span> that the device complies with this title and with recognized testing standards which the Superintendent<\/span> is hereby authorized to adopt, and payment of the fee as provided by \u00a7 46.2-1008<\/a>. The Superintendent<\/span> shall then, within a reasonable time, either disapprove the device or issue<\/span> a certificate of approval therefor.\n\t\tThe Superintendent<\/span> may waive<\/span> such approval and the issuance of a certificate of approval when the device or equipment required to be approved by this title is identified as complying with the standards and specifications of the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute, Incorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department<\/span> of Transportation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF EQUIPMENT (\u00a7 46.2-1005)\n\nThe Superintendent may establish a procedure for the approval of equipment\nrequired to be approved by him. Such procedure shall include the submission of a\nsample of the device for test and record purposes, submission of evidence that\nthe device complies with this title and with recognized testing standards which\nthe Superintendent is hereby authorized to adopt, and payment of the fee as\nprovided by \u00a7 46.2-1008. The Superintendent shall then, within a reasonable\ntime, either disapprove the device or issue a certificate of approval therefor.\n\t\tThe Superintendent may waive such approval and the issuance of a certificate\nof approval when the device or equipment required to be approved by this title\nis identified as complying with the standards and specifications of the Society\nof Automotive Engineers, the American National Standards Institute,\nIncorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department of Transportation.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-313; 1954, c. 364; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-311; 1960, c.\n125; 1968, c. 172; 1970, c. 27; 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}}