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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 21 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 285; in 1966, chapter 575; in 1968, chapter 183; in 1970, chapter 33; in 1973, chapter 460; in 1975, chapter 122; in 1976, chapters 378 and 411; in 1977, chapter 514; in 1978, chapter 152; in 1979, chapters 608 and 618; in 1980, chapter 230; in 1982, chapter 257; in 1983, chapter 112; in 1985, chapter 88; in 1986, chapter 420; in 1989, chapter 625; in 1995, chapters 744<\/a> and 803<\/a>; in 2001, chapter 596<\/a>; in 2002, chapter 337<\/a>; in 2011, chapters 881<\/a> and 889<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":62782,"section_number":"38.2-2217.1","catch_line":"Insurers required to renew motor vehicle liability coverage for vanpools; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/38.2-2217.1\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":74269,"section_number":"32.1-111.1","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/32.1-111.1\/"},{"id":55611,"section_number":"33.2-1900","catch_line":"Declaration of policy","order_by":null,"url":"\/33.2-1900\/"}],"permalink":{"id":231975,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61587,"identifier":"46.2-2000.1","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000.1","url":"\/46.2-2000.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-2000.1\/","token":"46.2\/V\/20\/1\/46.2-2000.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Vehicles excluded from operation of chapter","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-2000.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

This chapter shall not be construed to include:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> employed solely in transporting school children and teachers; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Taxicabs, or other motor vehicles<\/span> performing bona fide taxicab service, having a seating capacity of not more than six passengers, excluding the driver<\/span>, while operating in a county, city, or town which has or adopts an ordinance<\/span> regulating and controlling taxicabs and other vehicles performing a bona fide taxicab service, and not operating on a regular route or between fixed termini; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> owned or operated by or on behalf of hotels while used exclusively for the transportation of hotel patronage between hotels and local railroad or other common carrier<\/span> stations; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> owned and operated by the United States, the District of Columbia, or any state, or any municipality or any other political subdivision of this Commonwealth, including passenger-carrying motor vehicles<\/span> while being operated under an exclusive contract<\/span> with the United States; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Any motor vehicle<\/span> designed with a seating capacity for and used to transport not more than 15 passengers, including the driver<\/span>, if the driver<\/span> and the passengers are engaged in a share-the-ride undertaking and if they share not more than the expenses of operation<\/span> of the vehicle. Regular payments toward a capital recovery fund not exceeding the cost of the vehicle or used to pay for leasing the vehicle are to be considered eligible expenses of operation<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Unless otherwise provided, motor vehicles<\/span> while used exclusively in the transportation of passengers within the corporate limits of incorporated cities or towns, and motor vehicles<\/span> used exclusively in the regular transportation of passengers within the boundaries of such cities or towns and adjacent counties where such vehicles are being operated by such county or pursuant to a contract<\/span> with the board of supervisors of such county; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> while operated under the exclusive regulatory control of a transportation district commission<\/span> acting pursuant to the Transportation District Act of 1964 (§ 33.2-1900<\/a> et seq.) of Title 33.2; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Motor vehicles<\/span> used for the transportation of passengers by nonprofit, nonstock corporations funded solely by federal, state or local subsidies, the use of which motor vehicles<\/span> are restricted as to regular and irregular routes to contracts<\/span> with four or more counties and, at the commencement of the operation<\/span>, no certificated carrier provides the same or similar services within such counties; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Emergency medical services vehicles as defined in § 32.1-111.1<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nVEHICLES EXCLUDED FROM OPERATION OF CHAPTER (\u00a7 46.2-2000.1)\n\nThis chapter shall not be construed to include:\n\n1. Motor vehicles employed solely in transporting school children and teachers;\n\n2. Taxicabs, or other motor vehicles performing bona fide taxicab service,\nhaving a seating capacity of not more than six passengers, excluding the driver,\nwhile operating in a county, city, or town which has or adopts an ordinance\nregulating and controlling taxicabs and other vehicles performing a bona fide\ntaxicab service, and not operating on a regular route or between fixed termini;\n\n3. Motor vehicles owned or operated by or on behalf of hotels while used\nexclusively for the transportation of hotel patronage between hotels and local\nrailroad or other common carrier stations;\n\n4. Motor vehicles owned and operated by the United States, the District of\nColumbia, or any state, or any municipality or any other political subdivision\nof this Commonwealth, including passenger-carrying motor vehicles while being\noperated under an exclusive contract with the United States;\n\n5. Any motor vehicle designed with a seating capacity for and used to transport\nnot more than 15 passengers, including the driver, if the driver and the\npassengers are engaged in a share-the-ride undertaking and if they share not\nmore than the expenses of operation of the vehicle. Regular payments toward a\ncapital recovery fund not exceeding the cost of the vehicle or used to pay for\nleasing the vehicle are to be considered eligible expenses of operation;\n\n6. Unless otherwise provided, motor vehicles while used exclusively in the\ntransportation of passengers within the corporate limits of incorporated cities\nor towns, and motor vehicles used exclusively in the regular transportation of\npassengers within the boundaries of such cities or towns and adjacent counties\nwhere such vehicles are being operated by such county or pursuant to a contract\nwith the board of supervisors of such county;\n\n7. Motor vehicles while operated under the exclusive regulatory control of a\ntransportation district commission acting pursuant to the Transportation\nDistrict Act of 1964 (§ 33.2-1900 et seq.) of Title 33.2;\n\n8. Motor vehicles used for the transportation of passengers by nonprofit,\nnonstock corporations funded solely by federal, state or local subsidies, the\nuse of which motor vehicles are restricted as to regular and irregular routes to\ncontracts with four or more counties and, at the commencement of the operation,\nno certificated carrier provides the same or similar services within such\ncounties; and\n\n9. Emergency medical services vehicles as defined in § 32.1-111.1.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 56-274; 1950, p. 370; 1958, c. 285; 1966, c. 575; 1968,\nc. 183; 1970, c. 33; 1973, c. 460; 1975, c. 122; 1976, cc. 378, 411; 1977, c.\n514; 1978, c. 152; 1979, cc. 608, 618; 1980, c. 230; 1982, c. 257; 1983, c. 112;\n1985, c. 88; 1986, c. 420; 1989, c. 625; 1995, cc. 744, 803; 2001, c. 596; 2002,\nc. 337; 2011, cc. 881, 889; 2015, cc. 502, 503.","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}}