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It has been modified 2 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 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":74985,"section_number":"46.2-1118","catch_line":"Connection between vehicles; tow trucks towing vehicles by means of a wheel lift apparatus","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1118\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229123,"object_type":"law","relational_id":53981,"identifier":"46.2-1154","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1154","url":"\/46.2-1154\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1154\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/19\/46.2-1154","dublin_core":{"Title":"Length of vehicles; exceptions in case of breakdown","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1154","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>The provisions of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Connection between vehicles; tow trucks towing vehicles by means of a wheel lift apparatus\" href=\"\/46.2-1118\/\">46.2-1118<\/a> shall not apply to <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicles<\/span> which, because of a mechanical breakdown or an accident, are towed to the nearest repair facility which can furnish the required service. In any such case such connection may consist solely of a chain, rope, or cable of no more than fifteen feet long. A licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">driver<\/span> shall be at the controls of the towed <span class=\"dictionary\">vehicle<\/span> to brake, steer and control its <span class=\"dictionary\">lights<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLENGTH OF VEHICLES; EXCEPTIONS IN CASE OF BREAKDOWN (\u00a7 46.2-1154)\n\nThe provisions of \u00a7 46.2-1118 shall not apply to vehicles which, because of a\nmechanical breakdown or an accident, are towed to the nearest repair facility\nwhich can furnish the required service. In any such case such connection may\nconsist solely of a chain, rope, or cable of no more than fifteen feet long. A\nlicensed driver shall be at the controls of the towed vehicle to brake, steer\nand control its lights.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-333; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-337; 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}}