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It shall be unlawful for any vehicle operated on a public highway to be equipped with any warning device that is not of a type that has been approved by the Superintendent. It shall further be unlawful for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. However, vehicles of common carriers or extraordinarily large and heavy vehicles may be equipped with such type of warning device as the Superintendent may require or permit.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of this article, a siren, bell, or supplemental horn may be used on a vehicle as a noisemaker for an alarm system if the device is installed so as to prohibit actuation of the system by the driver while the vehicle is in motion.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":214863,"text":"It shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to use on any vehicle any siren or exhaust, compression or spark plug whistle, or horn except as may be authorized in this title. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle operated on a public highway to be equipped with any warning device that is not of a type that has been approved by the Superintendent. It shall further be unlawful for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning 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 1962, chapter 146; in 1970, chapter 283; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":229655,"object_type":"law","relational_id":58636,"identifier":"46.2-1060","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/7\/46.2-1060","url":"\/46.2-1060\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1060\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/7\/46.2-1060","dublin_core":{"Title":"Illegal sirens, whistles, etc.; unlawful use of warning devices; exceptions","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1060","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

It shall be unlawful for any vehicle<\/span> to be equipped with or for any person to use on any vehicle<\/span> any siren or exhaust, compression or spark plug whistle, or horn except as may be authorized in this title. It shall be unlawful for any vehicle<\/span> operated on a public highway<\/span> to be equipped with any warning device that is not of a type that has been approved by the Superintendent<\/span>. It shall further be unlawful for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a reasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh sound by means of a horn or other warning device. However, vehicles<\/span> of common carriers or extraordinarily large and heavy vehicles<\/span> may be equipped with such type of warning device as the Superintendent<\/span> may require or permit.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of this article, a siren, bell, or supplemental horn may be used on a vehicle<\/span> as a noisemaker for an alarm system if the device is installed so as to prohibit actuation of the system by the driver<\/span> while the vehicle<\/span> is in motion<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nILLEGAL SIRENS, WHISTLES, ETC.; UNLAWFUL USE OF WARNING DEVICES; EXCEPTIONS (\u00a7\n46.2-1060)\n\nIt shall be unlawful for any vehicle to be equipped with or for any person to\nuse on any vehicle any siren or exhaust, compression or spark plug whistle, or\nhorn except as may be authorized in this title. It shall be unlawful for any\nvehicle operated on a public highway to be equipped with any warning device that\nis not of a type that has been approved by the Superintendent. It shall further\nbe unlawful for any person at any time to use a horn otherwise than as a\nreasonable warning or to make any unnecessary or unreasonably loud or harsh\nsound by means of a horn or other warning device. However, vehicles of common\ncarriers or extraordinarily large and heavy vehicles may be equipped with such\ntype of warning device as the Superintendent may require or permit.\n\t\tNotwithstanding the provisions of this article, a siren, bell, or supplemental\nhorn may be used on a vehicle as a noisemaker for an alarm system if the device\nis installed so as to prohibit actuation of the system by the driver while the\nvehicle is in motion.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-290; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-284; 1962, c. 146; 1970, c.\n283; 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}}