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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 159 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 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. 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. That modification is as follows: in 1997, chapter 65<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":69210,"section_number":"46.2-844","catch_line":"Passing stopped school buses; prima facie evidence; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-844\/"},{"id":54383,"section_number":"46.2-859","catch_line":"Passing a stopped school bus; prima facie evidence","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-859\/"}],"permalink":{"id":228755,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57127,"identifier":"46.2-1090.1","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/11\/46.2-1090.1","url":"\/46.2-1090.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1090.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/11\/46.2-1090.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Warning lights on school buses","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1090.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

In addition to other lights<\/span> authorized by law<\/span>, school buses may be equipped with flashing white or amber warning lights<\/span> of types authorized by the Board of Education after consultation with the Superintendent<\/span> of State Police. These warning lights<\/span> shall be installed in a manner authorized by the Board after consultation with the Superintendent<\/span> and shall be lighted while the bus is transporting school children during periods of reduced visibility caused by atmospheric conditions other than darkness. These warning lights<\/span> may also be lighted at other times while the bus is transporting school children. Drivers<\/span> of motor vehicles<\/span> approaching school buses displaying lighted warning lights<\/span> authorized in this section shall not be required to stop except as required in \u00a7\u00a7 46.2-844<\/a> and 46.2-859<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nWARNING LIGHTS ON SCHOOL BUSES (\u00a7 46.2-1090.1)\n\nIn addition to other lights authorized by law, school buses may be equipped with\nflashing white or amber warning lights of types authorized by the Board of\nEducation after consultation with the Superintendent of State Police. These\nwarning lights shall be installed in a manner authorized by the Board after\nconsultation with the Superintendent and shall be lighted while the bus is\ntransporting school children during periods of reduced visibility caused by\natmospheric conditions other than darkness. These warning lights may also be\nlighted at other times while the bus is transporting school children. Drivers of\nmotor vehicles approaching school buses displaying lighted warning lights\nauthorized in this section shall not be required to stop except as required in\n\u00a7\u00a7 46.2-844 and 46.2-859.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, c. 159; 1997, c. 65.","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}}