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If the certificate of approval for such device or equipment has been waived by the Superintendent as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1005, the notice to the manufacturer as provided in this section shall have the effect of making further sales of such device or equipment unlawful in the Commonwealth until such device or equipment has been submitted to the Superintendent and a certificate of approval has been issued in accordance with the procedure established pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005. The Superintendent may, at the time of retest, purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of the approved device, and if the device fails to meet the requirements of this title, the Superintendent may permanently revoke the certificate of approval of the device. 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If the certificate of approval for such device or equipment has been waived by the Superintendent as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1005, the notice to the manufacturer as provided in this section shall have the effect of making further sales of such device or equipment unlawful in the Commonwealth until such device or equipment has been submitted to the Superintendent and a certificate of approval has been issued in accordance with the procedure established pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005. The Superintendent may, at the time of retest, purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of the approved device, and if the device fails to meet the requirements of this title, the Superintendent may permanently revoke the certificate of approval of the device. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 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 1962, chapter 146; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":79866,"section_number":"46.2-1005","catch_line":"Procedure for approval of equipment","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1005\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229141,"object_type":"law","relational_id":56437,"identifier":"46.2-1007","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1007","url":"\/46.2-1007\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1007\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/2\/46.2-1007","dublin_core":{"Title":"Retesting of devices and revocation of approval certificates","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1007","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Superintendent<\/span>, when having reason to believe that an approved device or equipment for which a certificate of approval has been issued and which is being sold commercially does not, under ordinary conditions of use, comply with the requirements of this chapter, may, after notice to the manufacturer thereof, suspend<\/span> or revoke<\/span> the certificate of approval issued therefor, until or unless the device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is found to meet the requirements of this chapter. If the certificate of approval for such device or equipment has been waived by the Superintendent<\/span> as provided in \u00a7 46.2-1005<\/a>, the notice to the manufacturer as provided in this section shall have the effect of making further sales of such device or equipment unlawful in the Commonwealth until such device or equipment has been submitted to the Superintendent<\/span> and a certificate of approval has been issued in accordance with the procedure established pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005<\/a>. The Superintendent<\/span> may, at the time of retest, purchase in the open market and submit to the testing agency one or more sets of the approved device, and if the device fails to meet the requirements of this title, the Superintendent<\/span> may permanently revoke<\/span> the certificate of approval of the device. In the discretion of the Superintendent<\/span>, an approval for the sale and use of any such device may be amended to permit the continued use of such devices already sold but to prohibit further sales of the device.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nRETESTING OF DEVICES AND REVOCATION OF APPROVAL CERTIFICATES (\u00a7 46.2-1007)\n\nThe Superintendent, when having reason to believe that an approved device or\nequipment for which a certificate of approval has been issued and which is being\nsold commercially does not, under ordinary conditions of use, comply with the\nrequirements of this chapter, may, after notice to the manufacturer thereof,\nsuspend or revoke the certificate of approval issued therefor, until or unless\nthe device is resubmitted to and retested by an authorized testing agency and is\nfound to meet the requirements of this chapter. If the certificate of approval\nfor such device or equipment has been waived by the Superintendent as provided\nin \u00a7 46.2-1005, the notice to the manufacturer as provided in this section\nshall have the effect of making further sales of such device or equipment\nunlawful in the Commonwealth until such device or equipment has been submitted\nto the Superintendent and a certificate of approval has been issued in\naccordance with the procedure established pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-1005. The\nSuperintendent may, at the time of retest, purchase in the open market and\nsubmit to the testing agency one or more sets of the approved device, and if the\ndevice fails to meet the requirements of this title, the Superintendent may\npermanently revoke the certificate of approval of the device. In the discretion\nof the Superintendent, an approval for the sale and use of any such device may\nbe amended to permit the continued use of such devices already sold but to\nprohibit further sales of the device.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-315; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-313; 1960, c. 125; 1962, c.\n146; 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}}