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This law was first created in 2015. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 615<\/a> 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. 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 2025, chapters 565<\/a> and 579<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":84929,"section_number":"46.2-1500","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1500\/"},{"id":67643,"section_number":"46.2-1504","catch_line":"Board's powers with respect to hearings under this chapter","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-1504\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":231639,"object_type":"law","relational_id":81000,"identifier":"46.2-1573.13","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.13","url":"\/46.2-1573.13\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1573.13\/","token":"46.2\/IV\/15\/7.3\/46.2-1573.13","dublin_core":{"Title":"Applicability of requirements to certain trailers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1573.13","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> For the purposes of this article:\n\t\t\t“Dealer” and “trailer dealer<\/span>” includes watercraft trailer dealers<\/span> and dealers of new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.\n\t\t\t“Trailer” includes watercraft trailers<\/span> and new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this article shall only apply to the sale, exchange, construction, or assembly of watercraft trailers<\/span> and new trailers<\/span> with a gross vehicle<\/span> weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nAPPLICABILITY OF REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN TRAILERS (\u00a7 46.2-1573.13)\n\nA. For the purposes of this article:\n\t\t\t“Dealer” and “trailer dealer” includes watercraft\ntrailer dealers and dealers of new trailers with a gross vehicle weight rating\nof more than 30,000 pounds.\n\t\t\t“Trailer” includes watercraft trailers and new trailers with a\ngross vehicle weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.\n\nB. The provisions of this article shall only apply to the sale, exchange,\nconstruction, or assembly of watercraft trailers and new trailers with a gross\nvehicle weight rating of more than 30,000 pounds.\n\nHISTORY: 2015, c. 615; 2025, cc. 565, 579.","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}}