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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 1952, chapter 538; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1960, chapter 119; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":225343,"object_type":"law","relational_id":78969,"identifier":"46.2-109","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-109","url":"\/46.2-109\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-109\/","token":"46.2\/I\/1\/46.2-109","dublin_core":{"Title":"Reports by persons in charge of garages and repair shops; vehicles equipped with bullet-proof glass or smoke projectors or struck by bullets","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-109","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> equipped with bullet-proof glass or any smoke screen device or that shows <span class=\"dictionary\">evidence<\/span> of having been struck by a bullet shall report in writing, on forms furnished by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> of State Police, to the nearest police station or to the State Police, within twenty-four hours after the <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> is received, the engine number, registration number, serial number or identification number, and the name and address of the <span class=\"dictionary\">owner<\/span> or <span class=\"dictionary\">operator<\/span> of the vehicle if known.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREPORTS BY PERSONS IN CHARGE OF GARAGES AND REPAIR SHOPS; VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH\nBULLET-PROOF GLASS OR SMOKE PROJECTORS OR STRUCK BY BULLETS (\u00a7 46.2-109)\n\nThe person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor\nvehicle equipped with bullet-proof glass or any smoke screen device or that\nshows evidence of having been struck by a bullet shall report in writing, on\nforms furnished by the Superintendent of State Police, to the nearest police\nstation or to the State Police, within twenty-four hours after the motor vehicle\nis received, the engine number, registration number, serial number or\nidentification number, and the name and address of the owner or operator of the\nvehicle if known.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7\u00a7 46-17.1, 46-17.3; 1952, c. 538; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7\u00a7\n46.1-10, 46.1-12; 1960, c. 119; 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}}