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Warning light units permitted by this section shall be lit only when answering emergency calls. A vehicle equipped with warning light units as authorized in this section shall be operated by a police chaplain only if he has successfully completed a course of training in the safe operation of a motor vehicle under emergency conditions and a certificate attesting to such successful completion, signed by the course instructor, is carried at all times in the vehicle when operated by the police chaplain to whom the certificate applies.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":249385,"text":"Any member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer emergency medical services agency and any police chaplain may equip one vehicle owned by him with no more than four flashing or steady-burning red or red and white combination warning light units of types approved by the Superintendent. Warning light units permitted by this section shall be lit only when answering emergency calls. A vehicle equipped with warning light units as authorized in this section shall be operated by a police chaplain only if he has successfully completed a course of training in the safe operation of a motor vehicle under emergency conditions and a certificate attesting to such successful completion, signed by the course instructor, is carried at all times in the vehicle when operated by the police chaplain to whom the certificate applies.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":13233,"edition_id":1,"name":"Lights and Turn Signals","identifier":"3","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:29","permalink":{"id":229409,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13233,"identifier":"3","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/3\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12828,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicle and Equipment Safety","identifier":"10","label":"chapter","depth":3,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12827,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228599,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12828,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12827,"edition_id":1,"name":"Operation","identifier":"III","label":"subtitle","depth":2,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12770,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:55","permalink":{"id":228597,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12827,"identifier":"III","token":"46.2\/III","url":"\/46.2\/III\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}},{"id":12770,"edition_id":1,"name":"Motor Vehicles","identifier":"46.2","label":"title","depth":1,"order_by":1,"parent_id":null,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:43:52","permalink":{"id":225289,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":12770,"identifier":"46.2","token":"46.2","url":"\/46.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1}}],"structure_contents":[{"id":86642,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1010","catch_line":"Equipment required","url":"\/46.2-1010\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1010","metadata":false},{"id":54889,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1011","catch_line":"Headlights on motor vehicles","url":"\/46.2-1011\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1011","metadata":false},{"id":54238,"structure_id":13233,"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","url":"\/46.2-1012\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1012","metadata":false},{"id":82249,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1013","catch_line":"Tail lights","url":"\/46.2-1013\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1013","metadata":false},{"id":55516,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1014","catch_line":"Brake lights","url":"\/46.2-1014\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014","metadata":false},{"id":85762,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1014.1","catch_line":"Supplemental high mount stop light","url":"\/46.2-1014.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1014.1","metadata":false},{"id":70500,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1015","catch_line":"Lights on bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, personal delivery devices, electric power-assisted bicycles, mopeds, and motorized skateboards or scooters","url":"\/46.2-1015\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1015","metadata":false},{"id":64768,"structure_id":13233,"section_number":"46.2-1016","catch_line":"Lights on other vehicles; 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It has been modified 24 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 310; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1960, chapters 156 and 391; in 1962, chapter 512; in 1966, chapters 655 and 664; in 1968, chapter 89; in 1972, chapter 7; in 1974, chapter 537; in 1976, chapter 6; in 1977, chapter 72; in 1978, chapters 311 and 357; in 1980, chapter 337; in 1981, chapter 338; in 1984, chapters 440 and 539; in 1985, chapters 248, 269, 287, and 462; in 1986, chapters 124, 127, and 229; in 1987, chapters 347 and 370; in 1988, chapters 339 and 351; in 1989, chapter 727; in 1992, chapter 379; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0153\">153<\/a>; in 2015, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0502\">502<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?151+ful+CHAP0503\">503<\/a>; in 2017, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0244\">244<\/a>; in 2024, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0076\">76<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?241+ful+CHAP0077\">77<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":83551,"section_number":"46.2-1020","catch_line":"Other permissible lights","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1020\/"},{"id":68016,"section_number":"46.2-829","catch_line":"Approach of law-enforcement or fire-fighting vehicles, rescue vehicles, or ambulances; violation as failure to yield right-of-way","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-829\/"},{"id":55489,"section_number":"46.2-861.1","catch_line":"Drivers to yield right-of-way or reduce speed when approaching stationary vehicles displaying certain warning lights on highways; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-861.1\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229475,"object_type":"law","relational_id":68894,"identifier":"46.2-1024","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1024","url":"\/46.2-1024\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1024\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/3\/46.2-1024","dublin_core":{"Title":"Flashing or steady-burning red or red and white warning light units","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1024","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any member of a fire <span class=\"dictionary\">department<\/span>, volunteer fire company, or volunteer emergency medical services agency and any police chaplain may equip one vehicle owned by him with no more than four flashing or steady-burning red or red and white combination warning <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> units of types approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>. Warning <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> units permitted by this section shall be lit only when answering emergency calls. A vehicle equipped with warning <span class=\"dictionary\">light<\/span> units as authorized in this section shall be operated by a police chaplain only if he has successfully completed a course of training in the safe operation of a <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> under emergency conditions and a certificate attesting to such successful completion, signed by the course instructor, is carried at all times in the vehicle when operated by the police chaplain to whom the certificate applies.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFLASHING OR STEADY-BURNING RED OR RED AND WHITE WARNING LIGHT UNITS (\u00a7\n46.2-1024)\n\nAny member of a fire department, volunteer fire company, or volunteer emergency\nmedical services agency and any police chaplain may equip one vehicle owned by\nhim with no more than four flashing or steady-burning red or red and white\ncombination warning light units of types approved by the Superintendent. Warning\nlight units permitted by this section shall be lit only when answering emergency\ncalls. A vehicle equipped with warning light units as authorized in this section\nshall be operated by a police chaplain only if he has successfully completed a\ncourse of training in the safe operation of a motor vehicle under emergency\nconditions and a certificate attesting to such successful completion, signed by\nthe course instructor, is carried at all times in the vehicle when operated by\nthe police chaplain to whom the certificate applies.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-273; 1954, c. 310; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-267; 1960,\ncc. 156, 391; 1962, c. 512; 1966, cc. 655, 664; 1968, c. 89; 1972, c. 7; 1974,\nc. 537; 1976, c. 6; 1977, c. 72; 1978, cc. 311, 357; 1980, c. 337; 1981, c. 338;\n1984, cc. 440, 539; 1985, cc. 248, 269, 287, 462; 1986, cc. 124, 127, 229; 1987,\ncc. 347, 370; 1988, cc. 339, 351; 1989, c. 727; 1992, c. 379; 2003, c. 153;\n2015, cc. 502, 503; 2017, c. 244; 2024, cc. 76, 77.","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}}