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Such specifications or requirements may be the same as those specifications or requirements for safety lap belts or shoulder harnesses or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration Technical Standard Orders or regulations established by the Society of Automotive Engineers or the standards of the federal Department of Transportation, for safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses or combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses.\n\t\tNo person shall sell or offer for sale any safety lap belt, shoulder harness, or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness or attachments thereto for use in a vehicle, unless of a type which has been approved by the Superintendent.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":279530,"text":"Any safety lap belt or shoulder harness or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness installed in a vehicle shall be designed and installed in such manner as to prevent or materially reduce movement of any person using the same in the event of collision or upset of the vehicle.\n\t\tThe Superintendent shall establish specifications or requirements for approved type safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness, attachments, and installation, in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such specifications or requirements may be the same as those specifications or requirements for safety lap belts or shoulder harnesses or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration Technical Standard Orders or regulations established by the Society of Automotive Engineers or the standards of the federal Department of Transportation, for safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses or combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses.\n\t\tNo person shall sell or offer for sale any safety lap belt, shoulder harness, or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness or attachments thereto for use in a vehicle, unless of a type which has been approved by the Superintendent.","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1}},"ancestry":[{"id":14898,"edition_id":1,"name":"Safety Belts","identifier":"12","label":"article","depth":4,"order_by":1,"parent_id":12828,"metadata":{},"date_created":"2026-06-26 03:50:38","date_modified":"2026-06-26 03:50:38","permalink":{"id":228759,"object_type":"structure","relational_id":14898,"identifier":"12","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12","url":"\/46.2\/III\/10\/12\/","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":56874,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1091","catch_line":"Safety belts to be worn by certain bus drivers","url":"\/46.2-1091\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1091","metadata":false},{"id":72258,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1092","catch_line":"Safety lap belts or a combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses to be installed in certain motor vehicles","url":"\/46.2-1092\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1092","metadata":false},{"id":77960,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1093","catch_line":"Requirements for safety lap belts, shoulder harnesses and combinations thereof","url":"\/46.2-1093\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1093","metadata":false},{"id":76516,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1094","catch_line":"Occupants of front seats of motor vehicles required to use safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses; penalty","url":"\/46.2-1094\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1094","metadata":false}],"previous_section":{"id":72258,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1092","catch_line":"Safety lap belts or a combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses to be installed in certain motor vehicles","url":"\/46.2-1092\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1092","metadata":false},"next_section":{"id":76516,"structure_id":14898,"section_number":"46.2-1094","catch_line":"Occupants of front seats of motor vehicles required to use safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses; penalty","url":"\/46.2-1094\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1094","metadata":false},"metadata":false,"official_url":"https:\/\/law.lis.virginia.gov\/vacode\/46.2-1093\/","history_text":"<p>The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 6 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 1956, chapter 36; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1966, chapter 37; in 1968, chapter 171; in 1970, chapter 20; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":228769,"object_type":"law","relational_id":77960,"identifier":"46.2-1093","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1093","url":"\/46.2-1093\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1093\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/12\/46.2-1093","dublin_core":{"Title":"Requirements for safety lap belts, shoulder harnesses and combinations thereof","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1093","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Any safety lap belt or <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness or any combination of lap belt and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness installed in a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> shall be designed and installed in such manner as to prevent or materially reduce movement of any person using the same in the event of collision or upset of the <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>.\n\t\tThe <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span> shall establish specifications or requirements for approved type safety lap belts and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harnesses or any combination of lap belt and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness, <span class=\"dictionary\">attachments<\/span>, and installation, in accordance with the provisions of this section. Such specifications or requirements may be the same as those specifications or requirements for safety lap belts or <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harnesses or any combination of lap belt and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness established by the Civil Aeronautics Administration Technical Standard <span class=\"dictionary\">Orders<\/span> or regulations established by the Society of Automotive Engineers or the standards of the federal <span class=\"dictionary\">Department<\/span> of Transportation, for safety lap belts and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harnesses or combination of lap belts and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harnesses.\n\t\tNo person shall sell or offer for sale any safety lap belt, <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness, or any combination of lap belt and <span class=\"dictionary\">shoulder<\/span> harness or <span class=\"dictionary\">attachments<\/span> thereto for use in a <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span>, unless of a type which has been approved by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Superintendent<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY LAP BELTS, SHOULDER HARNESSES AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF\n(\u00a7 46.2-1093)\n\nAny safety lap belt or shoulder harness or any combination of lap belt and\nshoulder harness installed in a vehicle shall be designed and installed in such\nmanner as to prevent or materially reduce movement of any person using the same\nin the event of collision or upset of the vehicle.\n\t\tThe Superintendent shall establish specifications or requirements for approved\ntype safety lap belts and shoulder harnesses or any combination of lap belt and\nshoulder harness, attachments, and installation, in accordance with the\nprovisions of this section. Such specifications or requirements may be the same\nas those specifications or requirements for safety lap belts or shoulder\nharnesses or any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness established by the\nCivil Aeronautics Administration Technical Standard Orders or regulations\nestablished by the Society of Automotive Engineers or the standards of the\nfederal Department of Transportation, for safety lap belts and shoulder\nharnesses or combination of lap belts and shoulder harnesses.\n\t\tNo person shall sell or offer for sale any safety lap belt, shoulder harness,\nor any combination of lap belt and shoulder harness or attachments thereto for\nuse in a vehicle, unless of a type which has been approved by the\nSuperintendent.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-312.1; 1956, c. 36; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-310; 1966,\nc. 37; 1968, c. 171; 1970, c. 20; 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}}