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The Commissioner shall maintain a list of types of glass approved by the Superintendent as conforming to the specifications and requirements for safety glass as set forth in this section and shall not issue a license for or relicense any motor vehicle subject to the provisions herein stated unless such motor vehicle is equipped as herein provided with the approved type of glass.\n\t\tNo glazing material other than safety glass shall be used in any motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth, except that the Superintendent may permit safety glazing materials other than glass to be used in lieu of safety glass in portions of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers designated by him, provided any such material bears a trade name or identifying mark, and has been submitted to and approved by the Superintendent.\n\t\tIf any person drives any vehicle in violation of this section while under a certificate issued by the State Corporation Commission, in addition to the penalty provided in \u00a7 46.2-113, the certificate of such person may, in the discretion of the State Corporation Commission, be suspended until this section is satisfactorily complied with.\n\t\tReplacement safety glass installed in any part of a vehicle other than the windshield need not bear a trademark or name, provided (i) the glass consists of two or more sheets of glass separated by a glazing material, (ii) the glass is cut from a piece of approved safety glass, and (iii) the edge of the glass can be observed.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":272603,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on any highway a motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1935, and designed or used for the purpose of carrying persons for compensation or hire or as a public conveyance to transport school children and others, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful to drive on any highway any motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1936, unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glass approved by the Superintendent, or meets the standards and specifications of the American National Standards Institute, Incorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department of Transportation whenever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tThe term “safety glass” as used in this section shall mean any product composed of glass so manufactured, fabricated or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken. The Commissioner shall maintain a list of types of glass approved by the Superintendent as conforming to the specifications and requirements for safety glass as set forth in this section and shall not issue a license for or relicense any motor vehicle subject to the provisions herein stated unless such motor vehicle is equipped as herein provided with the approved type of glass.\n\t\tNo glazing material other than safety glass shall be used in any motor vehicle registered in the Commonwealth, except that the Superintendent may permit safety glazing materials other than glass to be used in lieu of safety glass in portions of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers designated by him, provided any such material bears a trade name or identifying mark, and has been submitted to and approved by the Superintendent.\n\t\tIf any person drives any vehicle in violation of this section while under a certificate issued by the State Corporation Commission, in addition to the penalty provided in \u00a7 46.2-113, the certificate of such person may, in the discretion of the State Corporation Commission, be suspended until this section is satisfactorily complied with.\n\t\tReplacement safety glass installed in any part of a vehicle other than the windshield need not bear a trademark or name, provided (i) the glass consists of two or more sheets of glass separated by a glazing material, (ii) the glass is cut from a piece of approved safety glass, and (iii) the edge of the glass can be observed.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":15072,"edition_id":1,"name":"Windshields and Windows","identifier":"6","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:51:59","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:51:59","permalink":{"id":229615,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":15072,"identifier":"6","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/6","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/6\/","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":70949,"structure_id":15072,"section_number":"46.2-1052","catch_line":"Tinting films, signs, decals, and stickers on windshields, etc.; 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 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 18; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":81260,"section_number":"46.2-1058","catch_line":"Replacement of glass in vehicle","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1058\/"},{"id":73069,"section_number":"46.2-1548","catch_line":"Transferable license plates","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1548\/"},{"id":85594,"section_number":"46.2-1558","catch_line":"Issuance of temporary license plates to dealers and vehicle owners","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1558\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":56620,"section_number":"46.2-113","catch_line":"Violations of this title; penalties","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-113\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229637,"object_type":"law","relational_id":75928,"identifier":"46.2-1056","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/6\/46.2-1056","url":"\/46.2-1056\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1056\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/6\/46.2-1056","dublin_core":{"Title":"When safety glass required","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1056","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on any highway<\/span> a motor vehicle<\/span> registered in the Commonwealth and manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1935, and designed or used for the purpose of carrying persons for compensation or hire or as a public conveyance to transport school children and others, unless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass<\/span> wherever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful to drive on any highway<\/span> any motor vehicle<\/span> registered in the Commonwealth, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1936, unless the vehicle is equipped with safety glass<\/span> approved by the Superintendent<\/span>, or meets the standards and specifications of the American National Standards Institute, Incorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department<\/span> of Transportation whenever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tThe term “safety glass<\/span>” as used in this section shall mean any product composed of glass so manufactured, fabricated or treated as substantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or broken. The Commissioner<\/span> shall maintain a list of types of glass approved by the Superintendent<\/span> as conforming to the specifications and requirements for safety glass<\/span> as set forth in this section and shall not issue<\/span> a license for or relicense any motor vehicle<\/span> subject to the provisions herein stated unless such motor vehicle<\/span> is equipped as herein provided with the approved type of glass.\n\t\tNo glazing material<\/span> other than safety glass<\/span> shall be used in any motor vehicle<\/span> registered in the Commonwealth, except that the Superintendent<\/span> may permit safety glazing materials<\/span> other than glass to be used in lieu of safety glass<\/span> in portions of motor vehicles<\/span>, trailers<\/span>, and semitrailers<\/span> designated by him, provided any such material<\/span> bears a trade name or identifying mark, and has been submitted to and approved by the Superintendent<\/span>.\n\t\tIf any person drives any vehicle in violation of this section while under a certificate issued by the State Corporation Commission<\/span>, in addition to the penalty<\/span> provided in \u00a7 46.2-113<\/a>, the certificate of such person may, in the discretion of the State Corporation Commission<\/span>, be suspended until this section is satisfactorily complied with.\n\t\tReplacement safety glass<\/span> installed in any part of a vehicle other than the windshield need not bear a trademark or name, provided (i) the glass consists of two or more sheets of glass separated by a glazing material<\/span>, (ii) the glass is cut from a piece of approved safety glass<\/span>, and (iii) the edge of the glass can be observed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWHEN SAFETY GLASS REQUIRED (\u00a7 46.2-1056)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to drive on any highway a motor vehicle\nregistered in the Commonwealth and manufactured or assembled after January 1,\n1935, and designed or used for the purpose of carrying persons for compensation\nor hire or as a public conveyance to transport school children and others,\nunless such vehicle is equipped with safety glass wherever glass is used in\ndoors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tIt shall be unlawful to drive on any highway any motor vehicle registered in\nthe Commonwealth, manufactured or assembled after January 1, 1936, unless the\nvehicle is equipped with safety glass approved by the Superintendent, or meets\nthe standards and specifications of the American National Standards Institute,\nIncorporated, or the regulations of the federal Department of Transportation\nwhenever glass is used in doors, windows, and windshields.\n\t\tThe term “safety glass” as used in this section shall mean any\nproduct composed of glass so manufactured, fabricated or treated as\nsubstantially to prevent shattering and flying of the glass when struck or\nbroken. The Commissioner shall maintain a list of types of glass approved by the\nSuperintendent as conforming to the specifications and requirements for safety\nglass as set forth in this section and shall not issue a license for or\nrelicense any motor vehicle subject to the provisions herein stated unless such\nmotor vehicle is equipped as herein provided with the approved type of glass.\n\t\tNo glazing material other than safety glass shall be used in any motor vehicle\nregistered in the Commonwealth, except that the Superintendent may permit safety\nglazing materials other than glass to be used in lieu of safety glass in\nportions of motor vehicles, trailers, and semitrailers designated by him,\nprovided any such material bears a trade name or identifying mark, and has been\nsubmitted to and approved by the Superintendent.\n\t\tIf any person drives any vehicle in violation of this section while under a\ncertificate issued by the State Corporation Commission, in addition to the\npenalty provided in \u00a7 46.2-113, the certificate of such person may, in the\ndiscretion of the State Corporation Commission, be suspended until this section\nis satisfactorily complied with.\n\t\tReplacement safety glass installed in any part of a vehicle other than the\nwindshield need not bear a trademark or name, provided (i) the glass consists of\ntwo or more sheets of glass separated by a glazing material, (ii) the glass is\ncut from a piece of approved safety glass, and (iii) the edge of the glass can\nbe observed.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-297; 1950, p. 698; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-293; 1960, c.\n125; 1968, c. 172; 1970, c. 18; 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}}