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It has been modified 3 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 128; in 1958, chapter 541; in 1989, chapter 727.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62299,"section_number":"46.2-1158.01","catch_line":"Exceptions to motor vehicle inspection requirement","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1158.01\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":85494,"section_number":"46.2-1157","catch_line":"Inspection of motor vehicles required","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1157\/"}],"permalink":{"id":229193,"object_type":"law","relational_id":74045,"identifier":"46.2-1160","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1160","url":"\/46.2-1160\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1160\/","token":"46.2\/III\/10\/21\/46.2-1160","dublin_core":{"Title":"Towed vehicle defined; exempt from inspection requirement","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1160","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>For the purpose of this section a towed vehicle shall be any <span class=\"dictionary\">motor vehicle<\/span> designed or altered and used exclusively for racing or other exhibition purposes at places other than the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth where such vehicle does not operate under its own power on the <span class=\"dictionary\"><span class=\"dictionary\">highways<\/span><\/span> in the Commonwealth in going to or from such places. A towed vehicle as defined in this section shall be exempt from the requirements of \u00a7&nbsp;<a class=\"law\" title=\"Inspection of motor vehicles required\" href=\"\/46.2-1157\/\">46.2-1157<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTOWED VEHICLE DEFINED; EXEMPT FROM INSPECTION REQUIREMENT (\u00a7 46.2-1160)\n\nFor the purpose of this section a towed vehicle shall be any motor vehicle\ndesigned or altered and used exclusively for racing or other exhibition purposes\nat places other than the highways in the Commonwealth where such vehicle does\nnot operate under its own power on the highways in the Commonwealth in going to\nor from such places. A towed vehicle as defined in this section shall be exempt\nfrom the requirements of \u00a7 46.2-1157.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 46-317.2; 1956, c. 128; 1958, c. 541, \u00a7 46.1-317; 1989,\nc. 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}}