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This law was first created in 1970. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 22 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1970 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 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 1989, chapter 727; in 2014, chapters 53<\/a> and 256<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229641,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86558,"identifier":"46.2-1057","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/6\/46.2-1057","url":"\/46.2-1057\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1057\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/6\/46.2-1057","dublin_core":{"Title":"Windshields","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1057","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive on a highway<\/span> in the Commonwealth any motor vehicle<\/span> or reconstructed motor vehicle<\/span>, other than a motorcycle<\/span> or autocycle<\/span>, registered in the Commonwealth that was manufactured, assembled, or reconstructed after July 1, 1970, unless the motor vehicle<\/span> is equipped with a windshield.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWINDSHIELDS (\u00a7 46.2-1057)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any person to drive on a highway in the Commonwealth\nany motor vehicle or reconstructed motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle or\nautocycle, registered in the Commonwealth that was manufactured, assembled, or\nreconstructed after July 1, 1970, unless the motor vehicle is equipped with a\nwindshield.\n\nHISTORY: 1970, c. 22, \u00a7 46.1-293.1; 1989, c. 727; 2014, cc. 53, 256.","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}}