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The letters and numerals in the display shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is not in motion. The display shall be kept legible and may take the form of a removable device which meets the identification and legibility requirements of this section.B\n\nThis section shall not apply to any motor vehicle:1\n\nHaving a registered gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds;2\n\nWhich is used exclusively for weddings or funeral services;3\n\nWhich is rented without chauffeur and operated under a valid lease which gives the lessee exclusive control of the vehicle; or4\n\nWhich is used exclusively as an emergency medical services vehicle.C\n\nSubsection A shall also apply to tow trucks used in providing service to the public for hire. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;tow truck&#8221; means any motor vehicle which is constructed and used primarily for towing, lifting, or otherwise moving disabled vehicles.D\n\nNo person shall drive on the highways in the Commonwealth a pickup or panel truck, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer bearing any name other than that of the vehicle&#8217;s owner or lessee. However, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to advertising material for another, displayed pursuant to a valid contract.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":288446,"text":"No person shall drive, cause to be driven, or permit the driving of a &#8220;for hire&#8221; motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth unless the legal name or trade name of the motor carrier as defined in Chapter 20 (&#xA7; 46.2-2000 et seq.) or Chapter 21 (&#xA7; 46.2-2100 et seq.) operating the vehicle is plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. The letters and numerals in the display shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is not in motion. The display shall be kept legible and may take the form of a removable device which meets the identification and legibility requirements of this section.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":288447,"text":"This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle:","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"B1"},"2":{"id":288448,"text":"Having a registered gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"B1","prefix_anchor":"B1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B","next_prefix":"B2"},"3":{"id":288449,"text":"Which is used exclusively for weddings or funeral services;","type":"section","prefixes":["B","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"B2","prefix_anchor":"B2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B1","next_prefix":"B3"},"4":{"id":288450,"text":"Which is rented without chauffeur and operated under a valid lease which gives the lessee exclusive control of the vehicle; or","type":"section","prefixes":["B","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"B3","prefix_anchor":"B3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B2","next_prefix":"B4"},"5":{"id":288451,"text":"Which is used exclusively as an emergency medical services vehicle.","type":"section","prefixes":["B","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"B4","prefix_anchor":"B4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"B3","next_prefix":"C"},"6":{"id":288452,"text":"Subsection A shall also apply to tow trucks used in providing service to the public for hire. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;tow truck&#8221; means any motor vehicle which is constructed and used primarily for towing, lifting, or otherwise moving disabled vehicles.","type":"section","prefixes":["C"],"prefix":"C","entire_prefix":"C","prefix_anchor":"C","level":1,"prior_prefix":"B4","next_prefix":"D"},"7":{"id":288453,"text":"No person shall drive on the highways in the Commonwealth a pickup or panel truck, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer bearing any name other than that of the vehicle&#8217;s owner or lessee. However, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to advertising material for another, displayed pursuant to a valid contract.","type":"section","prefixes":["D"],"prefix":"D","entire_prefix":"D","prefix_anchor":"D","level":1,"prior_prefix":"C"}},"ancestry":[{"id":13067,"edition_id":1,"name":"Miscellaneous Equipment","identifier":"10","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:44:13","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:44:13","permalink":{"id":228627,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":13067,"identifier":"10","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/10\/","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":71538,"structure_id":13067,"section_number":"46.2-1072","catch_line":"Operation of vehicle without serial or identification number; 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installation of other object in lieu of air bag prohibited; manufacture, sale, etc., of counterfeit or nonfunctional air bag prohibited; notice of installation of previously installed air bag required; penalties","url":"\/46.2-1088.3\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1088.3","metadata":false},{"id":60637,"structure_id":13067,"section_number":"46.2-1088.4","catch_line":"Devices used to supply nitrous oxide to the engines of motor vehicles","url":"\/46.2-1088.4\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1088.4","metadata":false},{"id":58944,"structure_id":13067,"section_number":"46.2-1088.5","catch_line":"Reflectors or reflectorized material required on rear end of certain trailers","url":"\/46.2-1088.5\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1088.5","metadata":false},{"id":64068,"structure_id":13067,"section_number":"46.2-1088.6","catch_line":"Motor vehicle recording devices","url":"\/46.2-1088.6\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1088.6","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":69052,"structure_id":13067,"section_number":"46.2-1075.1","catch_line":"Tampering with gross vehicle weight ratings; 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It has been modified 9 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 79; in 1972, chapters 77 and 609; in 1974, chapter 400; in 1975, chapter 124; in 1979, chapter 620; in 1989, chapter 727; in 2013, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0165\">165<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?131+ful+CHAP0582\">582<\/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>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":70585,"section_number":"46.2-2000","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2000\/"},{"id":85084,"section_number":"46.2-2100","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-2100\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228653,"object_type":"law","relational_id":80519,"identifier":"46.2-1076","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1076","url":"\/46.2-1076\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1076\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/10\/46.2-1076","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lettering on certain vehicles","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1076","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> No person shall drive, cause to be driven, or permit the driving of a &#8220;for hire&#8221; <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth unless the legal name or trade name of the motor carrier as defined in Chapter 20 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-2000\/\">46.2-2000<\/a> et seq.) or Chapter 21 (&#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Definitions\" href=\"\/46.2-2100\/\">46.2-2100<\/a> et seq.) operating the vehicle is plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. The letters and numerals in the display shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily legible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is not in <span class=\"dictionary\">motion<\/span>. The display shall be kept legible and may take the form of a removable device which meets the identification and legibility requirements of this section. <a id=\"paragraph-288446\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> This section shall not apply to any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span>: <a id=\"paragraph-288447\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B1\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Having a registered <span class=\"dictionary\">gross weight<\/span> of less than 10,000 pounds; <a id=\"paragraph-288448\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#B1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B2\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Which is used exclusively for weddings or funeral services; <a id=\"paragraph-288449\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#B2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B3\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Which is rented without <span class=\"dictionary\">chauffeur<\/span> and operated under a valid lease which gives the lessee exclusive control of the vehicle; or <a id=\"paragraph-288450\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#B3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B4\" class=\"indent-1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">4.<\/span> Which is used exclusively as an emergency medical services vehicle. <a id=\"paragraph-288451\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#B4\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"C\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">C.<\/span> Subsection A shall also apply to <span class=\"dictionary\">tow trucks<\/span> used in providing service to the public for hire. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;<span class=\"dictionary\">tow truck<\/span>&#8221; means any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> which is constructed and used primarily for towing, lifting, or otherwise moving disabled <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-288452\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#C\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"D\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">D.<\/span> No person shall drive on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth a <span class=\"dictionary\">pickup or panel truck<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">tractor truck<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">trailer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">semitrailer<\/span> bearing any name other than that of the vehicle&#8217;s <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or lessee. However, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to advertising <span class=\"dictionary\">material<\/span> for another, displayed pursuant to a valid <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-288453\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/46.2-1076\/#D\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLETTERING ON CERTAIN VEHICLES (\u00a7 46.2-1076)\n\nA. No person shall drive, cause to be driven, or permit the driving of a\n&#8220;for hire&#8221; motor vehicle on the highways in the Commonwealth unless\nthe legal name or trade name of the motor carrier as defined in Chapter 20\n(&#xA7; 46.2-2000 et seq.) or Chapter 21 (&#xA7; 46.2-2100 et seq.) operating\nthe vehicle is plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle. The letters and\nnumerals in the display shall be of such size, shape, and color as to be readily\nlegible during daylight hours from a distance of 50 feet while the vehicle is\nnot in motion. The display shall be kept legible and may take the form of a\nremovable device which meets the identification and legibility requirements of\nthis section.\n\nB. This section shall not apply to any motor vehicle:\n\n   1. Having a registered gross weight of less than 10,000 pounds;\n\n   2. Which is used exclusively for weddings or funeral services;\n\n   3. Which is rented without chauffeur and operated under a valid lease which\n   gives the lessee exclusive control of the vehicle; or\n\n   4. Which is used exclusively as an emergency medical services vehicle.\n\nC. Subsection A shall also apply to tow trucks used in providing service to the\npublic for hire. For the purposes of this section, &#8220;tow truck&#8221; means\nany motor vehicle which is constructed and used primarily for towing, lifting,\nor otherwise moving disabled vehicles.\n\nD. No person shall drive on the highways in the Commonwealth a pickup or panel\ntruck, tractor truck, trailer, or semitrailer bearing any name other than that\nof the vehicle&#8217;s owner or lessee. However, the provisions of this\nsubsection shall not apply to advertising material for another, displayed\npursuant to a valid contract.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-63; 1950, p. 251; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\u00a7 46.1-64,\n46.1-158.1; 1960, c. 79; 1972, cc. 77, 609; 1974, c. 400; 1975, c. 124; 1979, c.\n620; 1989, c. 727; 2013, cc. 165, 582; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}